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Mich. Comp. Laws § 767.67 (2026)

Indictment; charging accessory without principal; substantial felony.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE


Act 175 of 1927


767.67 Indictment; charging accessory without principal; substantial felony.

Sec. 67.

    Any number of accessories after the fact, or receivers, buyers, or persons aiding in the concealment of any stolen money, goods, or property may be charged with substantive felonies in the same indictment, notwithstanding the principal felon shall not be included in the same indictment, or shall not be in custody or amenable to justice.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17281 ;-- CL 1948, 767.67

FormerLaw Notes:

    See section 5 of Act 77 of 1855, being CL 1857, § 6051; CL 1871, § 7920; How., § 9531; CL 1897, § 11916; and CL 1915, § 15743.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1972–1994 · leading case: People v. Grimmett, 202 N.W.2d 278 (Mich. 1972).
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People v. Grimmett, 202 N.W.2d 278 (Mich. 1972). · cites it 2× “It is apparent from a reading of the colloquy between court and counsel that defendant's counsel also misunderstood MCLA 767.67; MSA 28.1016: "Mr. Sherman [Defendant's counsel]: I am not arguing the constitutionality of the Michigan statutes.”
People v. Kurzawa, 509 N.W.2d 816 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “The jury was instructed regarding the offenses of first- and second-degree murder, aiding and abetting, and, pursuant to the request of the *464 prosecution, accessory after the fact to murder.”
People v. Slate, 250 N.W.2d 572 (Mich. Ct. App. 1977). “1009, and see especially, MCLA 767.67; MSA 28.1007, which permits receivers of stolen property to be charged with "substantive felonies” in the same charging document even where the "principal felon” is not included therein, implying that joinder of such parties in one charging…”
People v. Cadle, 516 N.W.2d 520 (Mich. Ct. App. 1994). “See MCL 767.67; MSA 28.1007; CJI2d 8.6. If the cocaine found in his home had been the basis of the charges in this case, the instruction would have been proper.”
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