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Mich. Comp. Laws § 770.9 (2026)

Bail during pendency of appeal or application for leave to appeal.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE


Act 175 of 1927


770.9 Bail during pendency of appeal or application for leave to appeal.

Sec. 9.

    During the pendency of an appeal or application for leave to appeal, a justice or judge of the court in which the appeal or application is filed may admit the defendant to bail, if the offense charged is bailable and if the offense is not an assaultive crime as defined in section 9a of this chapter or sexual assault of a minor as described in section 9b of this chapter.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17363 ;-- CL 1948, 770.9 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 34, Eff. Mar. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 32, Eff. June 30, 2004

FormerLaw Notes:

    See section 8 of Ch. 138 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5339; CL 1871, § 7126; How., § 8685; CL 1897, § 10491; CL 1915, § 14590; Secs. 5 to 7 of Ch. 166 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, §§ 6086 to 6088; CL 1871, §§ 7967 to 7969; How., §§ 9580 to 9582; CL 1897, §§ 11967 to 11969; CL 1915, §§ 15840 to 15842; and section 3 of Act 159 of 1917.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2022 · leading case: Puertas v. Michigan Dep't of Corr., 88 F. Supp. 2d 775 (E.D. Mich. 2000).
Puertas v. Michigan Dep't of Corr., 88 F. Supp. 2d 775 (E.D. Mich. 2000). · cites it 3× “Section 770.9, entitled “Bail during *782 pendency of appeal or application for leave to appeal”, states that, “During the pen-dency of an appeal or application for leave to appeal, a justice or judge of the court in which the appeal or application is filed may admit the…”
People v. Sligh, 431 N.W.2d 395 (Mich. 1988). · cites it 3× “1105, MCL 770.9; MSA 28.1106, and MCL 770.9a; MSA 28.”
People v. Perryman, 439 N.W.2d 243 (Mich. 1989). · cites it 2× “] MCL 770.9; MSA 28.1106 provided: 8 Upon granting application for a writ of error the appellant may, in the discretion of the supreme court or any justice thereof, be admitted to bail, if the offense charged be bailable.”
Relative Time Films LLC v. Covenant House Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “The facts of this case fit within § 770.9 Defendants, as the nonprofit entities responsible for housing and educating Turner, a person who entered the Covenant House programs because of her unfortunate family circumstances, impoverishment, homelessness, chronic school…”
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