Sec. 5. When 2 or more defendants shall be jointly indicted for any criminal offense, they shall be tried separately or jointly, in the discretion of the court.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 768.5
Defendants jointly indicted; separation of trials
Applied in 51 court decisions — leading case People v. Wakeford (1983)
Most recently applied in 209 Mich. App. 467 - People v. Cadle (March 1995)
1927, Act 175, Eff
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