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Mich. Comp. Laws § 767.1 (2026)

Courts of record; jurisdiction over prosecutions upon information.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE


Act 175 of 1927


767.1 Courts of record; jurisdiction over prosecutions upon information.

Sec. 1.

    The several circuit courts of this state, the recorders' courts and any court of record having jurisdiction of criminal causes, shall possess and may exercise the same power and jurisdiction to hear, try and determine prosecutions upon informations for crimes, misdemeanors and offenses, to issue writs and process and do all other acts therein as they possess and may exercise in cases of like prosecutions upon indictments.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17215 ;-- CL 1948, 767.1

FormerLaw Notes:

    See sections 1 and 9 of Act 138 of 1859, being CL 1871, §§ 7937 and 7945; How., §§ 9548 and 9556; CL 1897, §§ 11933 and 11941; and CL 1915, §§ 15760 and 15768.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 37 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 1955–2026 · leading case: People v. Glass, 627 N.W.2d 261 (Mich. 2001).
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People v. Glass, 627 N.W.2d 261 (Mich. 2001). · cites it 6× “MCL 767.1 et seq. Throughout the record in this case, there is confusion regarding whether the defendant is in circuit court on the indictment or the information.”
People v. Lown, 794 N.W.2d 9 (Mich. 2011). · cites it 2× “601; MCL 767.1. 24 jurisdictional aspect of the 180-day rule, MCL 780.”
Ramos v. Louisiana, 590 U.S. 83 (2020). “§§4–102, 4–103 (2018); Mich. Comp. Laws §767.1 (1979); Mo. Const.”
People v. Smith, 793 N.W.2d 666 (Mich. 2010). · cites it 2× “19 MCL 767.1. 7 which the sentencing offense itself occurred within a court or penal institution.”
People v. Farquharson, 731 N.W.2d 797 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “In Michigan, grand jury proceedings are governed by MCL 767.1 et seq. See People v. Glass (After Remand), 464 Mich.”
People v. Russo, 487 N.W.2d 698 (Mich. 1992). · cites it 2× “MCL 767.1; MSA 28.941. We treat the term indictment here as also referring to charges made by the filing of an information.”
People v. Henry, 305 Mich. App. 127 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “601; MCL 767.1. VIII. DUE PROCESS Finally, in his supplemental Standard 4 brief, defendant argues that the police used “improper and unjust” identification methods during their investigation that violated his due process rights.”
Fuller v. Schoolcraft Coll., 909 F. Supp. 2d 862 (E.D. Mich. 2012). · cites it 4× “The Court notes that the ICHAT Report indicates that the felony conviction took place in a district court in Sterling Heights, Michigan, but as the magistrate judge observed “Michigan district courts do not have jurisdiction over felony cases.”
People v. Wimberly, 179 N.W.2d 623 (Mich. 1970). · cites it 4× “The statutes and references to the case law upon which he relies may be found at MCLA § 767.1 et seq. (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.”
People of Michigan v. Romon Berry McBurrows, 913 N.W.2d 342 (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “601, and MCL 767.1. However, venue refers to the location, or forum, in which the trial is to be held.”
In Re Midland Publ'g Co., 362 N.W.2d 580 (Mich. 1985). “, and MCL 767.1 et seq.; MSA 28.941 et seq.”
People v. Bragg, 824 N.W.2d 170 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). “5a, on the other hand, is part of chapter VII of the *452 Code of Criminal Procedure, MCL 767.1 et seq. The chapter heading indicates that it contains statutes governing “grand juries, indictments, informations and proceedings before trial.”
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