Michigan Laws 32.1033 – Officer exercising special court-martial jurisdiction over accused to forward charges to governor; report
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 32.1033
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Confinement: means the physical restraint of a person. See Michigan Laws 32.1002
- in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Military: includes each armed force of the United States and each component of the state military establishment. See Michigan Laws 32.1002
- Officer: means a commissioned or warrant officer. See Michigan Laws 32.1002
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
If a person is held for trial by a general court-martial, the officer exercising special court-martial jurisdiction over the accused shall, within 8 days after the accused is ordered into arrest or confinement, if practicable, forward the charges, together with the investigation and allied papers, through military channels to the governor, or if that is not practicable, the officer shall report in writing the reasons for the delay.