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Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.761 (2026)

Presence of victim at trial; sequestering victim.

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WILLIAM VAN REGENMORTER CRIME VICTIM'S RIGHTS ACT


Act 87 of 1985


780.761 Presence of victim at trial; sequestering victim.

Sec. 11.

    The victim has the right to be present throughout the entire trial of the defendant, unless the victim is going to be called as a witness. If the victim is going to be called as a witness, the court may, for good cause shown, order the victim to be sequestered until the victim first testifies. The victim shall not be sequestered after he or she first testifies.

History: 1985, Act 87, Eff. Oct. 9, 1985 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 503, Eff. June 1, 2001

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2008–2025 · leading case: People v. Meconi, 746 N.W.2d 881 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008).
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People v. Meconi, 746 N.W.2d 881 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 6× “Next, MCL 780.761, which is part of the Crime Victim's Rights Act, specifically addresses the issue of the sequestration of a victim who will be called as a witness: The victim has the right to be present throughout the entire trial of the defendant, unless the victim is going…”
People of Michigan v. Damone Woods (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 5× “MCL 780.761. If the victim is going to be called to testify, the court may, “for good cause shown, order the victim to be sequestered until the victim first testifies.”
People of Michigan v. Richard Daniel Clay (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “Additionally, under the Crime Victim’s Rights Act, MCL 780.761 provides: -7- The victim has the right to be present throughout the entire trial of the defendant, unless the victim is going to be called as a witness.”
People of Michigan v. Richard Daniel Clay (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “Additionally, under the Crime Victim’s Rights Act, MCL 780.761 provides: -7- The victim has the right to be present throughout the entire trial of the defendant, unless the victim is going to be called as a witness.”
People of Michigan v. Jerry Thomas Ficht (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 3× ““MCL 780.761, which is part of the Crime Victim’s Rights Act, MCL 780.”
People of Michigan v. Jerry Thomas Ficht (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 3× ““MCL 780.761, which is part of the Crime Victim’s Rights Act, MCL 780.”
People of Michigan v. Jonathan Llewellyn Maybin (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “Additionally, the Crime Victim’s Rights Act, MCL 780.761 provides: The victim has the right to be present throughout the entire trial of the defendant, unless the victim is going to be called as a witness.”
People of Michigan v. William Michael Dhondt (Mich. 2014). · cites it 3× “Following that testimony, the trial court ordered that he still be subject to sequestration. This was an error, however, because MCL 780.”
People of Michigan v. William Michael Dhondt (Mich. 2014). · cites it 3× “Following that testimony, the trial court ordered that he still be subject to sequestration. This was an error, however, because MCL 780.”
People of Michigan v. William James Meni (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “To assure enforcement of this constitutional right, the Legislature enacted MCL 780.761, providing: The victim has the right to be present throughout the entire trial of the defendant, unless the victim is going to be called as a witness.”
People of Michigan v. Brian Wayne Mills (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “MCL 780.761 specifically addresses a trial court’s authority to sequester a victim who will be called as a witness.”
People of Michigan v. Ty-Ron Steven Anderson (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “MCL 780.761 provides: “The victim has the right to be present throughout the entire trial of the defendant, unless the victim is going to be called as a witness.”
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