§ 780.111 Uniform rendition of prisoners as witnesses in criminal proceedings act; short title
§ 780.112 Uniform rendition of prisoners as witnesses in criminal proceedings act; definitions
§ 780.113 Request of foreign court; certificate of state judge having jurisdiction over prisoner, contents; notice; hearing
§ 780.114 Orders directing witness to attend and testify; contents; production of witness
§ 780.115 Orders; contents; custodial safeguards; expenses; time effective
§ 780.116 Inapplicability of act
§ 780.117 Request for witnesses confined in foreign state; certificate; contents; foreign court having jurisdiction over prisoner, presentment of certificate
§ 780.118 Order of compliance with terms and conditions of foreign judge
§ 780.119 Immunity of witness; arrest or service of process
§ 780.120 Construction of act
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 780 > Act 161 of 1967 - Uniform Rendition of Prisoners as Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings Act

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • 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.
  • Penal institutions: includes a jail, prison, penitentiary, house of correction or other place of penal detention. See Michigan Laws 780.112
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: includes any state of the United States, the district of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory of the United States. See Michigan Laws 780.112
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Witness: means a person who is confined in a penal institution in any state and whose testimony is desired in another state in any criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in any criminal action before a court. See Michigan Laws 780.112