Michigan Compiled Laws
175-1927-XIII - Chapter XIII Proceedings for the Discovery of Crime (773.1...773.23)
Section 773.8 - Inquisition of Jury; Form.

Sec. 8.
The inquisition issued by the jury may be in the following form:
County of .................... , ss.
An inquisition taken at ........... , in this county, on the .......... day of ............ , before ............., a magistrate, by the oaths of the jurors whose names are subscribed, who being sworn to inquire on behalf of the people of this state, when, in what manner, and by what means .................... (or, the unknown deceased person) came to his or her death, upon their oaths, say (insert when, where, in what manner, and by what means, persons, weapons, or instruments the deceased was killed or came to his or her death.) In testimony of which the magistrate and the jurors of this inquest have signed their names.
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History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17410 ;-- CL 1948, 773.8 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981 Former Law: See section 8 of Ch. 167 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 6096; CL 1871, § 7977; How., § 9590; CL 1897, § 11825; and CL 1915, § 15652.

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

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-XIII - Chapter XIII Proceedings for the Discovery of Crime (773.1...773.23)

Section 773.1 - Inquest; Procedures.

Section 773.2 - Inquest; Jury; Selection.

Section 773.3 - Inquest; Oath or Affirmation to Be Administered Jurors; View of Body by Jurors Not Required.

Section 773.4 - Inquest; Subpoenas for Witnesses; Enforcement; Requiring Attendance by Physician or Surgeon; Employment of Chemist; Compensation; Audit and Allowance.

Section 773.5 - Inquest; Oath or Affirmation to Be Administered Witnesses.

Section 773.6 - Inquest; Recording Testimony of Witnesses; Transcript.

Section 773.7 - Inquisition of Jury; Contents.

Section 773.8 - Inquisition of Jury; Form.

Section 773.9 - Returning Inquisition, Physical Evidence, and Transcript to Circuit Court or Recorder's Court if Jury Finds Murder, Manslaughter, or Assault Committed.

Section 773.10 - Repealed. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981.

Section 773.11 - Expenses and Fees of Inquest; Payment.

Section 773.12-773.14 - Repealed. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981.

Section 773.15 - Complaint Concerning Deceased Person Buried in Judicial District; Request of Prosecuting Attorney or Medical Examiner; Examination of Complainant Who Knows or Has Good Reason to Believe Deceased Person Came to Death by Means of Poiso...

Section 773.16 - Inquest by Justice of the Peace; Body Once Buried; Reinterment.

Section 773.17 - Repealed. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981.

Section 773.18 - Property of Value Found on Unknown Decedent; Deposit With County Treasurer; Ultimate Disposition, Time.

Section 773.19-773.21 - Repealed. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981.

Section 773.22 - Violation of Chapter; Misdemeanor, Penalty.

Section 773.23 - Effect on Prior Acts.