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Mich. Comp. Laws § 767.63 (2026)

Place of indictment; removal of stolen property from another county.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE


Act 175 of 1927


767.63 Place of indictment; removal of stolen property from another county.

Sec. 63.

    When any property shall be stolen in 1 county and brought into another, the offender may be indicted, tried and convicted in the county into which such stolen property was brought, in the same manner as if such property had been originally stolen in that county; and when such property shall have been taken by burglary or robbery the offender may be indicted, tried and convicted of said burglary or robbery, in the county into which such property was brought in the same manner as if such burglary or robbery had been committed in that county.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17277 ;-- CL 1948, 767.63

FormerLaw Notes:

    See section 32 of Ch. 164 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 6041; CL 1871, § 7910; How., § 9521; CL 1897, § 11906; and CL 1915, § 15733.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1974–2004 · leading case: People v. Nutt, 677 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. 2004).
People v. Nutt, 677 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. 2004). · cites it 2× “120(A), should be amended to impose mandatory joinder of all the charges against a defendant arising out of the same transaction and to provide this Court with its recommendation within sixty days.”
People v. Erskin, 285 N.W.2d 396 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 2× “1009 specifically authorizes the prosecution to add an alternate count of larceny to any information charging a defendant with buying, receiving or aiding in the concealment of stolen property, and MCLA 767.63; MSA 28.1003 permits the prosecution to charge both of these crimes…”
People v. Kyllonen, 262 N.W.2d 2 (Mich. 1978). “1009 specifically authorizes the prosecution to add an alternate count of larceny to any information charging a defendant with buying, receiving or aiding in the concealment of stolen property, and MCLA 767.63; MSA 28.1003 permits the prosecution to charge both of these crimes…”
People v. Franklin, 323 N.W.2d 716 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 16× “We are asked to construe MCL 767.63; MSA 28.1003, which provides: "When any property shall be stolen in 1 county and brought into another, the offender may be indicted, tried and convicted in the county into which such stolen property was brought, in the same manner as if such…”
People v. Rolston, 214 N.W.2d 894 (Mich. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 2× “Kidnapping may be prosecuted in any county where the victim is taken.”
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