Sec. 26.
No judgment or verdict shall be set aside or reversed or a new trial be granted by any court of this state in any criminal case, on the ground of misdirection of the jury, or the improper admission or rejection of evidence, or for error as to any matter of pleading or procedure, unless in the opinion of the court, after an examination of the entire cause, it shall affirmatively appear that the error complained of has resulted in a miscarriage of justice.
History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17354 ;-- CL 1948, 769.26 Former Law: See Act 89 of 1915, being CL 1915, § 14565.
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-IX - Chapter IX Judgment and Sentence (769.1...769.36)
Section 769.1a - Order of Restitution.
Section 769.1c - Psychiatrist; Definition; Aid From State Hospitals.
Section 769.1d - Expense of Confinement in State Institutions.
Section 769.1h - Consecutive or Concurrent Sentence.
Section 769.1j - Court Ordered Fine, Costs, or Assessments; Minimum Amounts; Definitions.
Section 769.1l - Order of Restitution; Deduction; Payment to Court; Priority.
Section 769.2 - Repealed. 2015, Act 216, Eff. Mar. 14, 2016.
Section 769.3 - Conditional Sentence; Payment of Fine; Probation.
Section 769.4 - Conditional Sentence; Execution.
Section 769.6 - Recognizance to Keep Peace; Court Option.
Section 769.7 - Recognizance to Keep Peace; Breach of Condition; Procedure.
Section 769.11a - Void Sentence; Trial Judge to Credit Time Served.
Section 769.11b - Credit Time Served Prior to Sentence; Lack of Bond.
Section 769.14 - Review of Sentence of Prisoner or Parolee; Application; Rights of Prisoner.
Section 769.18 - Record After Sentence of Imprisonment; Duty of Clerk; Contents, Forwarding, Fee.
Section 769.19-769.23 - Repealed. 1972, Act 179, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1972.
Section 769.24 - Excessive Sentence; Validity.
Section 769.26 - Error in Pleading or Procedure; Effect.
Section 769.32, 769.33 - Repealed. 2002, Act 31, Eff. Apr. 1, 2002.
Section 769.32a - Repealed 2018, Act 576, Eff. Sept. 30, 2019.
Section 769.33a - Repealed. 2018, Act 576, Eff. Sept. 30, 2019.
Section 769.34 - Sentencing Guidelines; Duties of Court.
Section 769.35 - Jail Reimbursement Program; Operation; Criteria.