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Mich. Comp. Laws § 762.1 (2026)

Jurisdiction; existing courts and persons.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE


Act 175 of 1927


762.1 Jurisdiction; existing courts and persons.

Sec. 1.

    The various courts and persons of this state now having jurisdiction and powers over criminal causes, shall have such jurisdiction and powers as are now conferred upon them by law, except as such jurisdiction and powers may be hereinafter repealed, enlarged or modified.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17119 ;-- CL 1948, 762.1

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1974–2021 · leading case: People v. Milton, 224 N.W.2d 266 (Mich. 1974).
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People v. Milton, 224 N.W.2d 266 (Mich. 1974). “” MCLA 762.1; MSA 28.844. 20 "The jurisdiction of the court of appeals shall be provided by law and the practice and procedure therein shall be prescribed by rules of the supreme court.”
People v. Miller, 394 N.W.2d 459 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). “The Legislature has provided in MCL 762.1; MSA 28.844 that the various courts and persons of this state now having jurisdiction and powers over criminal causes shall have such *516 jurisdiction and powers as are now conferred upon them by law.”
People v. Collins, 298 Mich. App. 166 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). “” MCL 762.1. Through the enactment of 2002 PA 129 , the Michigan Legislature specifically provided that “[a] person may be prosecuted for a criminal offense he or she commits while he or she is physically located within this state or outside of this state if [certain enumerated]…”
People of Michigan v. Romon Berry McBurrows (Mich. 2019). · cites it 3× “While MCL 762.1 provides that the courts of this state that have jurisdiction and powers over criminal causes have the “jurisdiction and powers as are now conferred upon them by law,” this language is too general to provide meaningful guidance.”
People of Michigan v. Lonnie James Arnold (Mich. 2021). “ted, “Sentencing guidelines do not inform the public of the penalties attached to criminal conduct nor do they vary the statutory 42 Instead, the chapters of the Code of Criminal Procedure encompass “provisions for the proper procedures to be followed,” Smith, 423 Mich at 442 ;…”
People of Michigan v. Lonnie James Arnold (Mich. 2021). “ted, “Sentencing guidelines do not inform the public of the penalties attached to criminal conduct nor do they vary the statutory 42 Instead, the chapters of the Code of Criminal Procedure encompass “provisions for the proper procedures to be followed,” Smith, 423 Mich at 442 ;…”
People v. Ham-Ying, 444 N.W.2d 529 (Mich. Ct. App. 1989). “See also MCL 762.1; MSA 28.844. Defendant’s argument is without merit.”
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