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Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.425 (2026)

Inciting or procuring one to commit perjury.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE


Act 328 of 1931


750.425 Inciting or procuring one to commit perjury.

Sec. 425.

    Inciting or procuring one to commit perjury—Any person who shall endeavor to incite or procure any person to commit the crime of perjury, though no perjury be committed, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 5 years.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.425

FormerLaw Notes:

    See section 4 of Ch. 156 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5823; CL 1871, § 7656; How., § 9239; CL 1897, § 11308; CL 1915, § 14975; and CL 1929, § 16566.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1953–2024 · leading case: People v. Fisher, 559 N.W.2d 318 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997).
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People v. Fisher, 559 N.W.2d 318 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 4× “§ 750.425; M.S.A. § 28.667, and attempted obstruction of justice, the latter offense charged pursuant to M.”
In Re Leon Jenkins, 465 N.W.2d 317 (Mich. 1991). · cites it 2× “415 (false pretenses with intent to defraud), MCL 750.425; MSA 28.667 (solicitation of perjury), and with violating the Code of Judicial Conduct, Canons 2A (impropriety and appearance of impropriety), 2C (permitting *18 friends or family to influence judicial conduct), 3A(4)…”
People v. Sesi, 300 N.W.2d 535 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “666, and endeavoring to incite or procure perjury, MCL 750.425; MSA 28.667, by a jury in the Recorder’s Court of the City of Detroit.”
People v. Hooper, 212 N.W.2d 786 (Mich. Ct. App. 1973). “…2 Miranda v Arizona, 384 US 436 ; 86 S Ct 1602 ; 16 L Ed 2d 694 ; 10 ALR3d 974 (1966). 3 MCLA 750.505; MSA 28.773. 4 MCLA 750.425; MSA 28.667.”
People v. Mosley, 61 N.W.2d 785 (Mich. 1953). “See CL 1948, § 750.425 (Stat Ann § 28.667). At the September, 1949, term of the circuit court for Genesee county, an information was filed charging Richard Schaffer, Raymond Schaffer and John Tierney with the crime of rape on one Iris Romer.”
Balsa U.S.A., Inc. v. Austin, 60 F. Supp. 2d 723 (W.D. Mich. 1999). “§ 750.425; M.S.A. § 28.667 provides: Any person who shall endeavor to incite or procure any person to commit the crime of perjury, though no perjury be committed, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 5 years.”
People v. Somma, 333 N.W.2d 117 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983). “” Defendant contends that this information was improper in that it charged defendant with obstruction of justice but listed the elements of the separate crime of incitement or procurement of perjury, MCL 750.425; MSA 28.667. Perjury, however, involves a false statement while…”
People of Michigan v. David Benjamin Dunn (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 7× “422, and also convicted Dunn of procuring perjury in a court proceeding, MCL 750.425. The trial court sentenced Dunn to concurrent prison terms of 4 to 20 years for the conspiracy conviction and six months to five years for the procuring perjury conviction, and it sentenced…”
Owens v. Campbell (E.D. Mich. 2019). · cites it 3× “4; Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.425 . The evidence described by the state court easily established all of the elements of both offenses.”
People v. Dempsey, 199 N.W.2d 231 (Mich. Ct. App. 1972). “Defendant Lawrence Edwin Dempsey was charged with inciting perjury MCLA 750.425; MSA 28.667, and extortion MCLA 750.”
People of Michigan v. Tyronza Ray Bush (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “12, to concurrent prison terms of 4 to 15 years for the assault convictions, and 3 years and 9 months to 15 years for the procuring perjury and witness intimidation convictions.”
Larry Darnell Jones v. Daniel E Manville (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “505 (common-law crime), and of attempting to incite or procure perjured testimony, MCL 750.425, and he was sentenced as an habitual offender to 30 to 50 years’ imprisonment.”
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