§ 730.251 Terms for trial of jury cases; adoption of law
§ 730.252 Board of jury commissioners; members
§ 730.253 Jury lists; duty of commissioners; qualification and term of jurors
§ 730.254 Jury lists; qualifications of persons chosen
§ 730.255 Jury lists; persons not to be chosen
§ 730.256 Jury lists; duplicates, filing; duty of clerk of justice court
§ 730.257 Jurors; term of service
§ 730.258 Drawing of jurors; time, number
§ 730.259 Drawing of jurors; justice and chief of police to be present; adjournment
§ 730.260 Drawing of jurors; procedure, record
§ 730.261 Venire delivered to constable; notice to jurors, return
§ 730.262 Exemptions and excuses from jury service
§ 730.263 Compensation of jurors and constables
§ 730.264 Demand for jury trial
§ 730.265 Trial of jury cases; discharge of jurors
§ 730.266 Justice may order jury impaneled
§ 730.267 Drawing of jury; challenges
§ 730.268 Failure to attend and continue in attendance as juror; penalty
§ 730.269 Presiding justice
§ 730.270 Instructions to jury
§ 730.271 Directed verdicts
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 730 > Act 288 of 1929 - Jury Trials in Justice Courts

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • month: means a calendar month; the word "year" a calendar year; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the words "year of our Lord". See Michigan Laws 8.3j
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.