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Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.19 (2026)

Guilt or innocence of accused when inquired into.

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UNIFORM CRIMINAL EXTRADITION ACT


Act 144 of 1937


780.19 Guilt or innocence of accused when inquired into.

Sec. 19.

    Guilt or innocence of the accused, when inquired into. The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the crime of which he is charged may not be inquired into by the governor or in any proceeding after the demand for extradition accompanied by a charge of crime in legal form as above provided shall have been presented to the governor, except as it may be involved in identifying the person held as the person charged with the crime.

History: 1937, Act 144, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 780.19

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1975–1978 · leading case: Williams v. Wayne Cnty. Sheriff, 235 N.W.2d 552 (Mich. 1975).
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Williams v. Wayne Cnty. Sheriff, 235 N.W.2d 552 (Mich. 1975). “” MCLA 780.19; MSA 28.1285(19) provides: "Guilt or innocence of the accused, when inquired into.”
People v. Doran, 258 N.W.2d 406 (Mich. 1977). “MCLA 780.19; MSA 28.1285(19). However, this statute must be construed consistently with the Fourth Amendment preclusion of arrest and detention without probable cause.”
Eroh v. Manistee Cnty. Sheriff, 272 N.W.2d 720 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978). “See also Williams v Wayne County Sheriff, 395 Mich 204 ; 235 NW2d 552 (1975), and MCL 780.19; MSA 28.1285(19). The purpose for this narrow inquiry is to avoid any imposition upon the courts of this state of the duty to critically examine the laws of sister states with whose…”
In the Matter of Doran, 258 N.W.2d 406 (Mich. 1978). “MCLA 780.19; MSA 28.1285(19). However, this statute must be construed consistently with the Fourth Amendment preclusion of arrest and detention without probable cause.”
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