Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.4 (2026)

Investigation by governor.

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UNIFORM CRIMINAL EXTRADITION ACT

Act 144 of 1937

780.4 Investigation by governor.

Sec. 4.

Governor may investigate case. When a demand shall be made upon the governor of this state by the executive authority of another state for the surrender of a person so charged with crime, the governor may call upon the attorney general or any prosecuting officer in this state to investigate or assist in investigating the demand, and to report to him the situation and circumstances of the person so demanded, and whether he ought to be surrendered.

History: 1937, Act 144, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 780.4

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1971–1975 · 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). “2 The Governor’s hearing appears to have followed investigation of this demand for appellant Williams by the Attorney General pursuant to MCLA 780.4; MSA 28.1285(4). As is common, no official record was kept of the Governor’s hearing.”

Williams v. North Carolina, 189 N.W.2d 858 (Mich. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 4× “MCLA § 780.4 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.1285[4]).”

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