Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 765.5 (2026)
Admission to bail; persons not entitled.
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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Act 175 of 1927
765.5 Admission to bail; persons not entitled.
Sec. 5.
No person charged with treason or murder shall be admitted to bail if the proof of his guilt is evident or the presumption great.
History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17167 ;-- CL 1948, 765.5
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1969–2021 · leading case: People v. Javens, 677 N.W.2d 329 (Mich. 2004).
People v. Javens, 677 N.W.2d 329 (Mich. 2004). “1, § 15, MCL 765.5 and 765.6(1), and MCR 6.106(A) and (B), make clear that solicitation to commit murder, MCL 750.”
People v. Giacalone, 167 N.W.2d 871 (Mich. Ct. App. 1969). “…required by the general court rules and his obedience to the orders of this Court. 1 Const 1963, art 1, §§15, 16; MCLA §§ 765.5, 765.6 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev §§ 28.892, 28.893); 1 Gillespie, Michigan Criminal Law & Procedure (2d cd), § 265, p 302, ei seq. 2 Carlo v. United…”
Puertas v. Michigan Dep't of Corr., 88 F. Supp. 2d 775 (E.D. Mich. 2000). “” The Sixth Circuit noted that “[t]he Michigan Constitution and statutes provide that before conviction all persons shall be permitted release on bail, except in cases involving murder or treason ‘when the proof is evident or the presumption great,’ ” citing the Constitution of…”
Love v. Ficano, 19 F. Supp. 2d 754 (E.D. Mich. 1998). “§ 765.5. Atkins v. People of the State of Michigan, 644 F.”
People of Michigan v. Reginald Lamarr Davis (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “We conclude that the statute conflicts with the court rule, but also conflicts with Const 1963, Art 1, § 15. By contrast, MCR 6.106(B)(1) is in accordance with Const 1963, Art 1, § 15.”
Bachynski v. Warren, 107 F. Supp. 3d 770 (E.D. Mich. 2015). “indicted for, or arraigned on a warrant charging, murder or treason”); Mich. Comp. Laws § 765.5 (stating that “[n]o person charged with treason or murder shall be admitted to bail if the proof of his guilt is evident or the presumption great”); see also Bloss v.”
Atkins v. Michigan, 488 F. Supp. 402 (E.D. Mich. 1980). “” Michigan Compiled Laws, § 765.5 provides: “No person charged with treason or murder shall be admitted to bail if the proof of his guilt is evident or the presumption great.”
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