Sec. 5. No person charged with treason or murder shall be admitted to bail if the proof of his guilt is evident or the presumption great.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 765.5
Admission to bail; persons not entitled
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 16 Mich. App. 352 - People v. Giacalone (1969)
Most recently applied in Bachynski v. Warren (May 2015)
1927, Act 175, Eff
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