Sec. 7a.
(1) A person who is incarcerated in a penal or reformatory institution in this state, or who escapes from such an institution, and who commits a crime during that incarceration or escape which is punishable by imprisonment in a penal or reformatory institution in this state shall, upon conviction of that crime, be sentenced as provided by law. The term of imprisonment imposed for the crime shall begin to run at the expiration of the term or terms of imprisonment which the person is serving or has become liable to serve in a penal or reformatory institution in this state.
(2) If a person is convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment for a felony committed while the person was on parole from a sentence for a previous offense, the term of imprisonment imposed for the later offense shall begin to run at the expiration of the remaining portion of the term of imprisonment imposed for the previous offense.
(3) The powers conferred upon the court by this section are supplementary to any other power conferred by law.
History: Add. 1954, Act 100, Imd. Eff. Apr. 14, 1954 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 184, Imd. Eff. July 8, 1976 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 48, Eff. June 1, 1988
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapters 760 - 777 - Code of Criminal Procedure
Act 175 of 1927 - The Code of Criminal Procedure (760.1 - 777.69)
175-1927-VIII - Chapter VIII Trials (768.1...768.37)
Section 768.1 - Speedy Trial; Right of Parties; Duty of Public Officers.
Section 768.2 - Criminal Cases; Precedence; Adjournment; Continuance.
Section 768.3 - Person Indicted; Presence at Trial.
Section 768.4 - Proof of Felony at Trial for Misdemeanor; Effect.
Section 768.5 - Defendants Jointly Indicted; Separation of Trials.
Section 768.6 - Commission of Offense in Certain State Institutions; Penalty.
Section 768.8 - Issues of Fact to Be Tried by Jury; Waiver of Trial by Jury.
Section 768.9 - Challenge to Juror for Cause; Membership on Grand Jury.
Section 768.11 - Repealed. 1978, Act 11, Imd. Eff. Feb. 8, 1978.
Section 768.12 - Peremptory Challenge; Offense Not Punishable by Death or Life Imprisonment; Number.
Section 768.13 - Peremptory Challenge; Offense Punishable by Death or Life Imprisonment; Number.
Section 768.14 - Jurors; Form of Oath.
Section 768.15 - Jurors; Affirmation in Lieu of Oath.
Section 768.16 - Jurors; Liberty; Oath and Duty of Officer in Charge.
Section 768.17 - Jurors; Medical Attendance; Use of Newspapers and Letters.
Section 768.19 - Perjury; Acts of Officer Under Oath.
Section 768.21a - Persons Deemed Legally Insane; Burden of Proof.
Section 768.21c - Use of Deadly Force by Individual in Own Dwelling; "Dwelling" Defined.
Section 768.23 - Exception; Necessity of Taking.
Section 768.24 - Evidence; Leading Question.
Section 768.25 - Evidence; Proof of Signature.
Section 768.26 - Evidence; Use of Former Testimony; Deposition for Defendant.
Section 768.27 - Evidence; Proof of Intent or Motive by Similar Acts.
Section 768.28 - Evidence; View by Jury.
Section 768.29 - Judge's Duty at Trial; Effect of Failure to Instruct.
Section 768.29a - Defense of Insanity in Criminal Action Tried Before Jury; Instructions.
Section 768.30 - Exception to Charge or Refusal to Charge; Necessity.
Section 768.31 - Joint Defendants; Discharge for Insufficient Evidence.
Section 768.33 - Offense Consisting of Different Degrees; Subsequent Trial Prohibited.
Section 768.34 - Discharged or Acquitted Prisoner; Liability for Costs or Fees.
Section 768.35 - Plea of Guilty; Investigation by Judge; Sentence; Refusal to Accept.