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Mich. Comp. Laws § 762.5 (2026)

Jurisdiction; fatal force and death in different counties.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE


Act 175 of 1927


762.5 Jurisdiction; fatal force and death in different counties.

Sec. 5.

    If any mortal wound shall be given or other violence or injury shall be inflicted, or any poison shall be administered in 1 county by means whereof death shall ensue in another county, the offense may be prosecuted and punished in either county.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17123 ;-- CL 1948, 762.5

FormerLaw Notes:

    See section 7 of Ch. 161 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5943; CL 1871, § 7805; How., § 9419; CL 1897, § 11780; and CL 1915, § 15607.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1949–2022 · leading case: People of Michigan v. Romon Berry McBurrows, 913 N.W.2d 342 (Mich. Ct. App. 2017).
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People of Michigan v. Romon Berry McBurrows, 913 N.W.2d 342 (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 10× “Next, the prosecution argues that venue is proper in Monroe County under MCL 762.5, which provides that "[i]f any mortal wound shall be given or other violence or injury shall be inflicted, or any poison shall be administered in 1 county by means whereof death shall ensue in…”
People v. Duffield, 197 N.W.2d 25 (Mich. 1972). · cites it 17× “In denying the motion the trial judge held that MCLA 762.5, which grants jurisdiction to either the county of the blow or the county of the death, was applicable to the situation where blows occurred within the state but death occurred without.”
People v. Duffield, 174 N.W.2d 137 (Mich. Ct. App. 1970). · cites it 3× “This precise rule is enacted in MCLA § 762.5 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev §28.848).”
People v. Coapman, 40 N.W.2d 167 (Mich. 1949). “CL 1948, § 762.5 (Stat Ann § 28.848) provides that: “If any mortal wound shall be given or other violence or injury shall be inflicted, or any poison shall be administered in 1 county by means whereof death shall ensue in another county, the offense may be prosecuted and…”
People of Michigan v. Romon Berry McBurrows (Mich. 2019). · cites it 11× “, reversed, holding that venue was proper in Wayne County, where defendant allegedly delivered the heroin, and that venue was not proper in Monroe County under either MCL 762.5 or MCL 762.8. People v McBurrows, 322 Mich App 404 (2017).”
People of Michigan v. Romon Berry McBurrows (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 10× “Next, the prosecution argues that venue is proper in Monroe County under MCL 762.5, which provides that “[i]f any mortal wound shall be given or other violence or injury shall be inflicted, or any poison shall be administered in 1 county by means whereof death shall ensue in…”
People of Michigan v. Kevin White Jr (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “at 325, the prosecutor first argued that MCL 762.5 applied because the death occurred in Monroe County.”
People of Michigan v. David Nelson Richter (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “” MCL 762.5. Richter argues that there was insufficient evidence that any of the acts leading to Guthrie’s death took place in Monroe County.”
People of Michigan v. Paul Edward Goodpaster (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “The Michigan Supreme Court previously upheld prosecutions under alternative venue statutes, including MCL 762.5. See id.; slip op at 14, citing People v Southwick, 272 Mich 258 ; 261 NW 320 (1935); People v Coapman, 326 Mich 321 ; 40 NW2d 167 (1949).”
People of Michigan v. Timothy George Muller (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “Noting that McBurrows held that the term “administered” in MCL 762.5 means “[t]o dispense, furnish, supply, or give .”
Msc 346661 People Of Mi V Kevin White Jr Supremecourtopinion 4/4/2022 (Mich. 2022). “See MCL 762.5 and MCL 762.8. Is it because MCL 767.”
People of Michigan v. Kevin White Jr (Mich. 2022). “See MCL 762.5 and MCL 762.8. Is it because MCL 767.”
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