Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 763.2 (2026)

Conviction; bases.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Act 175 of 1927

763.2 Conviction; bases.

Sec. 2.

No person charged with an offense shall be convicted thereof unless by confession of his guilt in open court or by admitting the truth of the charge against him or after trial by the court or by the verdict of a jury accepted and recorded by the court.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17130 ;-- CL 1948, 763.2

FormerLaw Notes:

See sections 2 and 4 of Ch. 151 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, §§ 5705 and 5707; CL 1871, §§ 7504 and 7506; How., §§ 9069 and 9071; CL 1897, §§ 11797 and 11799; and CL 1915, §§ 15624 and 15626.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1967–1969 · leading case: People v. Young, 173 N.W.2d 793 (Mich. Ct. App. 1969).

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People v. Young, 173 N.W.2d 793 (Mich. Ct. App. 1969). · cites it 2× “The people argue that defendant’s conviction was valid under MCLA § 763.2 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.855), which states: .”

People v. Charles A. White, 154 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. Ct. App. 1967). “Montgomery (1936), 275 Mich 504, 529 ; CU 1948, § 763.2 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev §28.855). Consequence is a natural or necessary result, Webster’s Third New International Dictionary (1964), p 482.”

People v. Brashaw, 155 N.W.2d 864 (Mich. Ct. App. 1967). “275 Mich 504, 529 ; CL 1948, § 763.2 (Stat Ann 1954 Bev § 28,855). Consequence is a natural or neces *131 sary result, Webster’s Third New International Dictionary (1964), p 482.”

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