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Mich. Comp. Laws § 775.17 (2026)

Accused unable to procure counsel; attorney, duty; enlarged compensation.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE


Act 175 of 1927


775.17 Accused unable to procure counsel; attorney, duty; enlarged compensation.

Sec. 17.

    An attorney shall not, in such case, be compelled to follow a case into another county or into the supreme court, but if he does so, may recover an enlarged compensation to be fixed by the court.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17487 ;-- CL 1948, 775.17

FormerLaw Notes:

    See section 2 of Act 109 of 1857, being CL 1857, § 5676; CL 1871, § 7472; How., § 9047; CL 1897, § 12019; and CL 1915, § 15913.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1990–2017 · leading case: Frederick v. Presque Isle Cnty. Circuit Judge, 476 N.W.2d 142 (Mich. 1991).
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Frederick v. Presque Isle Cnty. Circuit Judge, 476 N.W.2d 142 (Mich. 1991). · cites it 14× “MCL 775.17; MSA 28.1254 states that an attorney cannot be forced to make an appeal to the Supreme Court.”
In re Frederick, 463 N.W.2d 438 (Mich. Ct. App. 1990). “] The following section, § 17, MCL 775.17; MSA 28.1254, provides: An attorney shall not, in such case, be compelled to follow a case into another county or into the supreme court, but if he does so, may recover an enlarged compensation to be fixed by the court.”
People of Michigan v. Jonathan Joseph Good (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “]” The phrase also refers to MCL 775.17, which provides that “[a]n attorney shall not, in such case, be compelled to follow a case into another county or into the supreme court, but if he does so, may recover an enlarged compensation to be fixed by the court.”
People of Michigan v. Jonathan Joseph Good (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “]” The phrase also refers to MCL 775.17, which provides that “[a]n attorney shall not, in such case, be compelled to follow a case into another county or into the supreme court, but if he does so, may recover an enlarged compensation to be fixed by the court.”
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