Sec. 1. On the trial of every indictment or other criminal accusation, the party accused shall be allowed to be heard by counsel and may defend himself, and he shall have a right to produce witnesses and proofs in his favor, and meet the witnesses who are produced against him face to face.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 763.1
Rights of accused; hearing by counsel, defense, confronting witnesses
Applied in 29 court decisions — leading case People v. Dennany (1994)
Most recently applied in People v. Dunigan (February 2013)
1927, Act 175, Eff
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