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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4307 (2026)

Habeas corpus; right to bring action.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.4307 Habeas corpus; right to bring action.

Sec. 4307.

    An action for habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of detention may be brought by or on the behalf of any person restrained of his liberty within this state under any pretense whatsoever, except as specified in section 4310.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1969–2025 · leading case: People v. Cipriano, 429 N.W.2d 781 (Mich. 1988).
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People v. Cipriano, 429 N.W.2d 781 (Mich. 1988). · cites it 2× “" MCL 600.4307; MSA 27A.4307. [21] One of the ironies of McNabb-Mallory is that a rule premised upon a fear of "secret interrogation" and a solicitude for the inherent coercion of custodial interrogation, McNabb, supra, 318 US 344 , provides no protection at all for the…”
People v. Mcmahan, 548 N.W.2d 199 (Mich. 1996). · cites it 2× “Thus, as decades of precedent clearly establish, any "suggestion that the corpus delicti rule meaningfully buttresses the right against coerced self-incrimination is anachronistic at best." Mullen, Rule without reason: Requiring independent proof of the corpus delicti as a…”
Cross v. Dep't of Corr., 303 N.W.2d 218 (Mich. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “Under the provisions of MCL 600.4307; MSA 27A.4307, an action for habeas corpus "to inquire into the cause of detention may be brought by or on the behalf of any person restrained of his liberty within this state under any pretense whatsoever, except as specified in § 4310 [MCL…”
Triplett v. Deputy Warden, Jackson Prison, 371 N.W.2d 862 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985). “MCL 600.4307; MSA 27A.4307. However, the writ of habeas corpus deals only with radical defects rendering a judgment or proceeding absolutely void.”
Walls v. Dir. of Institutional Servs., 269 N.W.2d 599 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978). “…Services of the Maxie Boy’s Training School to release petitioner is ordered. MCL 600.4304(2); MSA 27A.4304(2). See MCL 600.4307; MSA 27A.4307.”
Billingsley v. Birzgalis, 174 N.W.2d 17 (Mich. Ct. App. 1969). · cites it 2× “The habeas corpus act, MCLA § 600.4307 (Stat Ann 1962 Bev § 27A.”
Caley v. Hudson, 759 F. Supp. 378 (E.D. Mich. 1991). “4307, an action for habeas corpus “to inquire into the cause of detention may be brought by or on behalf of any person restrained of his liberty within this state under any pretense whatsoever, except as specified in § 4310 [MCL 600.”
LaPlante v. Saxton (W.D. Mich. 2020). · cites it 6× “LaPlante has authority under Michigan Compiled Laws Section 600.4307 and Michigan Court Rule 3.”
Nonhuman Rights Proj. Inc v. Deyoung Fam. Zoo LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “Although the statute cannot limit the constitutional scope of the writ of habeas corpus, it guides how requests are processed and underscores the breadth of availability: “An action for habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of detention may be brought by or on the behalf of…”
Anthony Tyrone Mitchell v. Gus Harrison Corr Facility Warden (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “” Triplett v Deputy Warden, Jackson Prison, 142 Mich App 774, 780 ; 371 NW2d 862 (1985); see also Const 1963, art 1, § 12; MCL 600.4307; Morales v Mich Parole Bd, 260 Mich App 29, 40 ; 676 NW2d 221 (2003).”
20221215_C361179_29_361179.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “HABEAS CORPUS STANDARD MCL 600.4307 provides that “any person restrained of his liberty within this state” may bring “[a]n action for habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of detention” “except as specified in” MCL 600.”
McMillian 534855 v. Nagy (W.D. Mich. 2023). “” As the Michigan Court of Appeals recently explained: MCL 600.4307 provides that “any person restrained of his liberty within this state” may bring “[a]n action for habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of detention” “except as specified in” MCL 600.”
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