Section 780.105 - Fresh pursuit; definition. - Michigan Statutes

UNIFORM ACT ON FRESH PURSUIT (EXCERPT)
Act 189 of 1937

780.105 Fresh pursuit; definition.

Sec. 5.

The term “fresh pursuit” as used in this act shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony. It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed. Fresh pursuit as used herein shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.

History: 1937, Act 189, Imd. Eff. July 14, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 780.105