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Mich. Comp. Laws § 768.14 (2026)

Jurors; form of oath.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE


Act 175 of 1927


768.14 Jurors; form of oath.

Sec. 14.

    The following oath shall be administered to the jurors for the trial of all criminal cases: "You shall well and truly try, and true deliverance make, between the people of this state and the prisoner at bar, whom you shall have in charge, according to the evidence and the laws of this state; so help you God."

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17307 ;-- CL 1948, 768.14

FormerLaw Notes:

    See section 7 of Ch. 165 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 6074; CL 1871, § 7953; How., § 9565; CL 1897, § 11948; and CL 1915, § 15821.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1976–2025 · leading case: People v. Cain, 869 N.W.2d 829 (Mich. 2015).
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People v. Cain, 869 N.W.2d 829 (Mich. 2015). · cites it 12× “See also MCL 768.14. 3 II. STANDARD OF REVIEW Whether the failure to properly swear the jury, even in the absence of a timely objection, requires that the defendant be afforded a new trial is a question of law, and such questions are reviewed de novo.”
People v. Pribble, 249 N.W.2d 363 (Mich. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 6× “1037 provides: "The following oath shall be administered to the jurors for the trial of all criminal cases: `You shall well and truly try, and true deliverance make, between the people of this state and the prisoner at bar, whom you shall have in charge, according to the…”
People v. Allan, 829 N.W.2d 319 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). “14 provides that the following oath must be administered to jurors in criminal cases: “You shall well and truly txy, and true deliverance make, between the people of this state and the prisoner at bar, whom you shall have in charge, according to the evidence and the *211 laws of…”
People of Michigan v. Marvin Keith Banbury (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 4× “14 provides: -1- The following oath shall be administered to the jurors for the trial of all criminal cases: “You shall well and truly try, and true deliverance make, between the people of this state and the prisoner at bar, whom you shall have in charge, according to the…”
People of Michigan v. Gregory S Ihander (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “Next, defendant argues that the trial court clerk administered a defective jury oath by failing to follow the language set forth in MCL 768.14. We disagree. The statutory language in MCL 768.”
Mason v. Rivard (E.D. Mich. 2020). · cites it 2× “According to Petitioner, the proper oath was needed to ensure that the jurors paid attention to the evidence, observed the credibility and demeanor of the witnesses, and conducted themselves as befits someone holding an important 1 Petitioner relies on Mich. Comp. Laws § 768.14…”
Dilts 406058 v. Rapelje (W.D. Mich. 2021). · cites it 2× “The jury oath was not properly administered to the jury in the formed [sic] as defined in Mich. Comp. Laws § 768.14 and Mich. Ct. R.”
People of Michigan v. Jamual Bohannon (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “As this Court has summarized: MCL 768.14 provides that the following oath must be administered to jurors in criminal cases: “You shall well and truly try, and true deliverance make, between the people of this state and the prisoner at bar, whom you shall have in charge,…”
People of Michigan v. Marvin Keith Banbury (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “14 provides: The following oath shall be administered to the jurors for the trial of all criminal cases: “You shall well and truly try, and true deliverance make, between the people of this state and the prisoner at bar, whom you shall have in charge, according to the evidence…”
People of Michigan v. Blake Kevin Stover (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “” Also, MCL 768.14 states: The following oath shall be administered to the jurors for the trial of all criminal cases: “You shall well and truly try, and true deliverance make, between the people of this state and the prisoner at bar, whom you shall have in charge, according to…”
People of Michigan v. Gregory Lamont Glenn Jr (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “] Also, MCL 768.14 requires the following oath: You shall well and truly try, and true deliverance make, between the people of this state and the prisoner at bar, whom you shall have in charge, according to the evidence and the laws of this state; so help you God.”
People of Michigan v. Tyler Maliek Allen (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “Specifically, the jurors swore that they would “truly 5 While the statute regarding swearing-in a jury, MCL 768.14, contains different language for the oath, the three duties imposed upon the jurors remain the same.”
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