Sec. 71. In all indictments for murder and manslaughter it shall not be necessary to set forth the manner in which nor the means by which the death of the deceased was caused; but it shall be sufficient in any indictment for murder to charge that the defendant did murder the deceased; and it shall be sufficient in manslaughter to charge that the defendant did kill the deceased.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 767.71
Indictment for murder and manslaughter; charging act
Applied in 19 court decisions — leading case 58 Mich. App. 108 - People v. Genes (1975)
Most recently applied in 243 Mich. App. 1 - People v. Baugh (December 2000)
1927, Act 175, Eff
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