Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 775.18 (2026)
Accused unable to procure counsel; number of attorneys; affidavit.
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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Act 175 of 1927
775.18 Accused unable to procure counsel; number of attorneys; affidavit.
Sec. 18.
Only 1 attorney in any 1 case shall receive the compensation above contemplated, nor shall he be entitled to this compensation until he files his affidavit in the office of the county clerk, in which such trial or proceedings may be had, that he has not, directly or indirectly, received any compensation for such services from any other source.
History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17488 ;-- CL 1948, 775.18
FormerLaw Notes:
See section 3 of Act 109 of 1857, being CL 1857, § 5677; CL 1871, § 7473; How., § 9048; CL 1897, § 12020; and CL 1915, § 15914.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1991–2017 · leading case: Frederick v. Presque Isle Cnty. Circuit Judge, 476 N.W.2d 142 (Mich. 1991).
Frederick v. Presque Isle Cnty. Circuit Judge, 476 N.W.2d 142 (Mich. 1991). “The defendant argues that unless trial counsel is the one to provide appellate services, MCL 775.18; MSA 28.1255 prohibits two attorneys from receiving compensation in one case.”
People of Michigan v. Jonathan Joseph Good (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “He asserts that under MCL 775.18 only his court- appointed lawyer is entitled to compensation.”
People of Michigan v. Jonathan Joseph Good (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “He asserts that under MCL 775.18 only his court- appointed lawyer is entitled to compensation.”
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