{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-763.1","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 763.1","heading":"Rights of accused; hearing by counsel, defense, confronting witnesses.","body":"Sec. 1.\n\nOn the trial of every indictment or other criminal accusation, the party accused shall be allowed to be heard by counsel and may defend himself, and he shall have a right to produce witnesses and proofs in his favor, and meet the witnesses who are produced against him face to face.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 760","Act Act-175-of-1927"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-763-1","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"ebc50e2953bf8dafa72fefcad63f9b4d3e774bb5c87229c898913ed28ca9a61a","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-762.9","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-763.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}