Section 775.16 - Appointment of attorney to conduct accused's examination and defense; compensation. - Michigan Statutes

THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (EXCERPT)
Act 175 of 1927

775.16 Appointment of attorney to conduct accused's examination and defense; compensation.

Sec. 16.

When a person charged with having committed a felony appears before a magistrate without counsel, and who has not waived examination on the charge upon which the person appears, the person shall be advised of his or her right to have counsel appointed for the examination. If the person states that he or she is unable to procure counsel, the magistrate shall notify the chief judge of the circuit court in the judicial district in which the offense is alleged to have occurred, or the chief judge of the recorder's court of the city of Detroit if the offense is alleged to have occurred in the city of Detroit. Upon proper showing, the chief judge shall appoint or direct the magistrate to appoint an attorney to conduct the accused's examination and to conduct the accused's defense. The attorney appointed by the court shall be entitled to receive from the county treasurer, on the certificate of the chief judge that the services have been rendered, the amount which the chief judge considers to be reasonable compensation for the services performed.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17486 ;-- CL 1948, 775.16 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 256, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1963, Act 132, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981
Former Law: See section 1 of Act 109 of 1857, being CL 1857, § 5675; CL 1871, § 7471; How., § 9046; CL 1897, § 12018; CL 1915, § 15912; Act 96 of 1893; and Act 23 of 1911.