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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4304 (2026)

Habeas corpus; power to issue writ.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.4304 Habeas corpus; power to issue writ.

Sec. 4304.

    The writ of habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of detention, or an order to show cause why the writ should not issue, may be issued by the following:

    (1) The supreme court, or a justice thereof.

    (2) The court of appeals, or a judge thereof.

    (3) The circuit courts, or a judge thereof.

    (4) The municipal courts of record, including but not limited to the recorder's court of the city of Detroit, common pleas court, or a judge thereof.

    (5) The district courts, or a judge thereof.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 65, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1967 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1968–2025 · leading case: Carey v. Saffold, 536 U.S. 214 (2002).
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Carey v. Saffold, 536 U.S. 214 (2002). · cites it 2× “§ 3-701 (1974-1998); Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.4304 (1) (West 2000); Mo.”
Moses v. Dep't of Corr., 736 N.W.2d 269 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007). “MCL 600.4304(2); MCR 3.303(A)(2); MCR 7.203(C)(3).”
Walls v. Dir. of Institutional Servs., 269 N.W.2d 599 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978). “MCL 600.4304(2); MSA 27A.4304(2). See MCL 600.”
People v. Tubbs, 236 N.W.2d 77 (Mich. Ct. App. 1975). · cites it 2× “MCLA 600.4304(2); MSA 27A.4304(2). [3] Our review of this matter — even if it is considered as an application for habeas corpus — must be by appeal only.”
In Re Lapeer Cnty. Clerk, 619 N.W.2d 45 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). “4401); (3) habeas corpus (see MCL 600.4304; MSA 27A.4304); (4) quo warranto involving a state office or officer; (5) any original action required by law to be filed in the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court; (6) any action to enforce a final order of an administrative tribunal or…”
In re Governor, 158 N.W.2d 564 (Mich. 1968). “PA 1961, No 236, § 4304 (CLS 1961, § 600.4304), as amended by PA 1967, No 65 (Stat Ann 1968 Cnm Supp § 27A.”
Gregory Lynn Jefferson v. Michigan Reformatory Warden (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “A convicted prisoner only qualifies for habeas corpus relief when the convicting court had no jurisdiction to try the defendant for the crime at issue, and a jurisdictional defect is so radical as to render the conviction absolutely void.”
Robert L Harrington v. Chippewa Corr. Facility Warden (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). ““A prisoner’s right to file a complaint for habeas corpus relief is guaranteed by Const 1963, art 1, § 12,” as well as MCL 600.4304. Moses v Dep’t of Corrections, 274 Mich App 481, 484 ; 736 NW2d 269 (2007).”
Nonhuman Rights Proj. Inc v. Deyoung Fam. Zoo LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “See MCL 600.4304(2). And when Parshay was decided, the rules listed this Court as a potential forum for such actions.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4304(2) — 4 cases
Moses v. Dep't of Corr., 736 N.W.2d 269 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007). “MCL 600.4304(2); MCR 3.303(A)(2); MCR 7.203(C)(3).”
Walls v. Dir. of Institutional Servs., 269 N.W.2d 599 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978). “MCL 600.4304(2); MSA 27A.4304(2). See MCL 600.”
People v. Tubbs, 236 N.W.2d 77 (Mich. Ct. App. 1975). “MCLA 600.4304(2); MSA 27A.4304(2). [3] Our review of this matter — even if it is considered as an application for habeas corpus — must be by appeal only.”
Nonhuman Rights Proj. Inc v. Deyoung Fam. Zoo LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “See MCL 600.4304(2). And when Parshay was decided, the rules listed this Court as a potential forum for such actions.”
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