Michigan Laws 767.61 – Indictment; description of money, bonds, mortgage and similar instrument in offense relating thereto
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 767.61
- Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- Indictment: means 1 or more of the following:
(i) An indictment. See Michigan Laws 761.1Property: includes any matter or thing upon or in respect to which an offense may be committed. See Michigan Laws 761.1
In an indictment for larceny, larceny by conversion, embezzlement, robbery, obtaining money by false pretenses, receiving stolen property or for any other criminal conversion or misappropriation where the offense relates to money or currency, it shall be sufficient to describe the same under the terms “money”, “currency”, or “dollars” without specifying the particular character, number, denomination, kind, species, nature or value thereof. Where such indictment relates to promissory notes, certificates of stock, bonds, bills of lading, mortgages or any other negotiable or non-negotiable instruments, or securities or evidence of debt or property, it is sufficient to designate the same by general description without specifying the particular number or denomination thereof.