Sec. 505. Any person who shall commit any indictable offense at the common law, for the punishment of which no provision is expressly made by any statute of this state, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 5 years or by a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both in the discretion of the court.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.505
Punishment for indictable common law offenses
Applied in 84 court decisions — leading case Hall v. Vasbinder (2009)
Most recently applied in 326 Mich. App. 561 - People of Michigan v. Keith Eric Wood (December 2018)
1931, Act 328, Eff
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