Sec. 544. Any person who shall commit the crime of treason against this state shall be punished by imprisonment in a state prison for life. No person shall be convicted of treason unless upon the testimony of 2 witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.544
Treason; punishment
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case People v. Fernandez (1986)
Most recently applied in People v. Wilcox (May 2010)
1931, Act 328, Eff
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