Terms Used In Michigan Laws 729.214

  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
   Any person drawn as a juror may be challenged for cause for the same reasons he could have been challenged for cause if drawn as a juror in a trial in the circuit court. The respondent and the prosecuting attorney in state cases, and the city attorney in city cases, shall each be entitled to 5 peremptory challenges, and no more.