{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-767.59","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 767.59","heading":"Indictment; unnecessary formal words and phrases.","body":"Sec. 59.\n\nThe indictment need not allege that the offense was committed or the act done \"feloniously\" or \"traitorously\" or \"unlawfully\" or \"with force of arms\" or \"with a strong hand,\" nor need it use any phrase of like kind otherwise than to characterize the offense, nor need it allege that the offense was committed or the act done \"burglariously\", \"wilfully\", \"knowingly\", \"maliciously\", \"negligently\" nor need it otherwise characterize the manner of the commission of the offense unless such description is necessary to indicate the offense. The indictment need not contain the words \"contrary to the statute\", \"as appears by the record\", or any other words of similar import.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 760","Act Act-175-of-1927"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-767-59","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"5da8eab160dbb5d15e51db5d6f3b09dae0a451f59ac9ea705392483aee9a6b40","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-767.58","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-767.5a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}