{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-768.5","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 768.5","heading":"Defendants jointly indicted; separation of trials.","body":"Sec. 5.\n\nWhen 2 or more defendants shall be jointly indicted for any criminal offense, they shall be tried separately or jointly, in the discretion of the court.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 760","Act Act-175-of-1927"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-768-5","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"9dbbab9af79fe3d9171cea211fa98b43326d140a747fc9c3ad84d77d28ac4ed9","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-768.4","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-768.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}