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Mich. Comp. Laws § 769.36 (2026)

Deaths arising out of same criminal transaction; crimes to which person may be charged and convicted; consecutive terms; definitions.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE


Act 175 of 1927


769.36 Deaths arising out of same criminal transaction; crimes to which person may be charged and convicted; consecutive terms; definitions.

Sec. 36.

    (1) A person may be charged with and convicted of any of the following for each death arising out of the same criminal transaction, and the court may order the terms of imprisonment to be served consecutively to each other:

    (a) Section 602a(5), 617(3), 625(4), or 904(4) of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.602a, 257.617, 257.625, and 257.904.

    (b) Section 317 or 321 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.317 and 750.321, where death results from the operation of a vehicle, vessel, ORV, snowmobile, aircraft, or locomotive, or section 479a(5) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.479a.

    (c) Section 80176(4), 81134(7), or 82127(4) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.80176, 324.81134, and 324.82127.

    (d) Section 185(4) of the aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.185.

    (e) Section 353(6) of the railroad code of 1993, 1993 PA 354, MCL 462.353.

    (2) As used in this section:

    (a) "Aircraft" means that term as defined in section 2 of the aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.2.

    (b) "ORV" means that term as defined in section 81101 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.81101.

    (c) "Snowmobile" means that term as defined in section 82101 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.82101.

    (d) "Vehicle" means that term as defined in section 79 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.79.

    (e) "Vessel" means that term as defined in section 80104 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.80104.

History: Add. 2001, Act 246, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 659, Eff. Apr. 1, 2003

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2025 · leading case: People of Michigan v. April Lynn Parsons (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
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People of Michigan v. April Lynn Parsons (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “PERTINENT FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY On the night of September 22, 2014, defendant stabbed William “Robbie” Sawyer, the man with whom she lived and who was the father of her two-year-old daughter.”
People of Michigan v. Ezra Henry Phillips (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “See MCL 769.36(1)(a). However, the court declined to impose consecutive sentences and opted to impose concurrent sentences of 20 to 30 years’ (240 to 360 months) imprisonment.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 769.36(1)(a) — 1 case
People of Michigan v. Ezra Henry Phillips (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “See MCL 769.36(1)(a). However, the court declined to impose consecutive sentences and opted to impose concurrent sentences of 20 to 30 years’ (240 to 360 months) imprisonment.”
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