Sec. 38. Every person held in prison upon an indictment shall, if he require it, be tried at the next term of court after the expiration of 6 months from the time when he was imprisoned, or shall be bailed upon his own recognizance, unless it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court that the witnesses on behalf of the people have been enticed or kept away, or are detained and prevented from attending court by sickness, or some inevitable accident.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 767.38
Indictee; right to trial or admission to bail
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case 100 Mich. App. 310 - People v. Missouri (1980)
Most recently applied in 170 Mich. App. 162 - People v. Patterson (July 1988)
1927, Act 175, Eff
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