TBD | Article I Section 15 Michigan Constitution

Art. I §15 | DOUBLE JEOPARDY; BAILABLE OFFENSES; COMMENCEMENT OF TRIAL IF BAIL DENIED; BAIL HEARING; EFFECTIVE DATE

No person shall be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy. All persons shall, before conviction, be bailable by sufficient sureties, except that bail may be denied for the following persons when the proof is evident or the presumption great:

(a) A person who, within the 15 years immediately preceding a motion for bail pending the disposition of an indictment for a violent felony or of an arraignment on a warrant charging a violent felony, has been convicted of 2 or more violent felonies under the laws of this state or under substantially similar laws of the United States or another state, or a combination thereof, only if the prior felony convictions arose out of at least 2 separate incidents, events, or transactions.

(b) A person who is indicted for, or arraigned on a warrant charging, murder or treason.

(c) A person who is indicted for, or arraigned on a warrant charging, criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, armed robbery, or kidnapping with intent to extort money or other valuable thing thereby, unless the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant is not likely to flee or present a danger to any other person.

(d) A person who is indicted for, or arraigned on a warrant charging, a violent felony which is alleged to have been committed while the person was on bail, pending the disposition of a prior violent felony charge or while the person was on probation or parole as a result of a prior conviction for a violent felony.

If a person is denied admission to bail under this section, the trial of the person shall be commenced not more than 90 days after the date on which admission to bail is denied. If the trial is not commenced within 90 days after the date on which admission to bail is denied and the delay is not attributable to the defense, the court shall immediately schedule a bail hearing and shall set the amount of bail for the person.

As used in this section, “violent felony” means a felony, an element of which involves a violent act or threat of a violent act against any other person.

This section, as amended, shall not take effect until May 1, 1979.

Footnotes

Effective Date

The language certified by the Board of Canvassers was identical to House Joint Resolution Q of 1978, except for the deletion of the last sentence which contained the proposed May 1, 1979, effective date.

The May 1, 1979, effective date provision of House Joint Resolution Q was not stated in the text of ballot Proposal K or in any of the material circulated by the Secretary of State, and was neither considered nor voted upon by the electors in the November 7, 1978, general election.

Therefore, the effective date of Proposal K is December 23, 1978, which was the date 45 days after the election as provided by Const. 1963, Art. XII, §1. Op. Atty. Gen., No. 5533 (1979).

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Art. I §15 | DOUBLE JEOPARDY; BAILABLE OFFENSES; COMMENCEMENT OF TRIAL IF BAIL DENIED; BAIL HEARING; EFFECTIVE DATE

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History:	Const. 1963, Art. I, §15, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964; — Am. H.J.R. Q, approved Nov. 7, 1978, Eff. May 1, 1979.
Former Constitution:	See Const. 1908, Art. II, §14.

Art. I §15 | DOUBLE JEOPARDY; BAILABLE OFFENSES; COMMENCEMENT OF TRIAL IF BAIL DENIED; BAIL HEARING; EFFECTIVE DATE

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