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Mich. Comp. Laws § 767.27 (2026)

Repealed. 1966, Act 266, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE


Act 175 of 1927


767.27 Repealed. 1966, Act 266, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967.

    Repealed. 1966, Act 266, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967.

Compiler's Notes:

    The repealed section pertained to procedure followed when person accused of felony was found to be insane or when he was acquitted of felony upon grounds of insanity.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 26 cases, 1951–1974 · leading case: People v. Hannum, 107 N.W.2d 894 (Mich. 1961).
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People v. Hannum, 107 N.W.2d 894 (Mich. 1961). · cites it 4× “The court, therefore, ordered defendant committed to the Ionia State Hospital until restored to sanity, all in compliance with CL 1948, § 767.27 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.967). On November 8, 1957, the medical superintendent of the hospital notified the court that defendant was…”
People v. McQuillan, 221 N.W.2d 569 (Mich. 1974). · cites it 2× “" Having found the procedure under which defendant was committed lacking in constitutional protections, the trial court sought to fashion a proceeding according such protections to defendant and held a sanity hearing on December 18, 1972.”
People v. Woody, 157 N.W.2d 201 (Mich. 1968). · cites it 2× “That sanity proceeding under CL 1948, § 767.27 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.967) 3 was a proceeding preliminary to trial.”
People v. Chambers, 165 N.W.2d 430 (Mich. Ct. App. 1968). · cites it 5× “” On June 1, 1956 the trial court ordered a hearing to be held inquiring into defendant’s mental condition, pursuant to CLS 1961, § 767.27 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.967), 1 which reads, in part: “When a person accused of any felony shall appear to be insane or shall have been…”
People v. Kerridge, 173 N.W.2d 789 (Mich. Ct. App. 1969). · cites it 2× “Defense counsel in his brief relies on MCLA § 767.27 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.967), which, alas, at the time of trial had been repealed by PA 1966, No 266, effective March 10, 1967.”
People v. Stratton, 164 N.W.2d 555 (Mich. Ct. App. 1968). “3 CL 1948, § 767.27 (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 28.967), as amended By -PA 1961, Ño 166, repealed effective March 10, 1967 and replaced by MCLA,- § 767.”
People v. Young, 111 N.W.2d 870 (Mich. 1961). “” See CL 1948, § 767.27 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.967). Six years later, on November 6, 1958, the medical superintendent of the Ionia State hospital certified to the circuit court of Calhoun county that appellant was restored to sanity and able to understand the nature of the…”
People v. Henley, 169 N.W.2d 299 (Mich. 1969). “Davenport, ordered the prosecuting attorney to file a petition for a sanity hearing pursuant to CLS 1961, §767.27 (Stat Ann 1963 Cum Supp § 28.967).”
People v. Ranes, 188 N.W.2d 568 (Mich. 1971). · cites it 2× “We do not, in this case, consider when it may be appropriate for a person accused of crime to undergo examination at an insanity hearing pursuant to CL 1948, § 767.27, as amended (Stat *242 Ann 1954 Rev § 28.”
People v. Gravlin, 217 N.W.2d 404 (Mich. Ct. App. 1974). “The statute in effect at the time of defendant’s commitment to Ionia (MCLA 767.27; MSA 28.967) was amended effective March 10, 1967, by 1966 PA 266 .”
People v. Henley, 138 N.W.2d 505 (Mich. Ct. App. 1966). “Davenport, ordered tbe prosecuting attorney to file a petition for a sanity bearing pursuant to CLS 1961, §767.27 (Stat Ann 1963 Cum Supp §28.967).”
People v. Williams, 196 N.W.2d 327 (Mich. Ct. App. 1972). “This act repealed and replaced MCLA 767.27; MSA 28.967, whose ancestral roots reach back *375 to 1883.”
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— Mich. Comp. Laws § 767.27(a) — 1 case
People v. Lowe, 199 N.W.2d 871 (Mich. Ct. App. 1972).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 767.27(b) — 1 case
People v. McQuillan, 221 N.W.2d 569 (Mich. 1974). “" Having found the procedure under which defendant was committed lacking in constitutional protections, the trial court sought to fashion a proceeding according such protections to defendant and held a sanity hearing on December 18, 1972.”
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