{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-774.20","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 774.20","heading":"Jurors; sitting together and hearing proofs and allegations; agreement on verdict or discharge; officer to take charge of jury.","body":"Sec. 20.\n\nAfter the jury is sworn, the jurors shall sit together and hear the proofs and allegations in the case, which shall be delivered in public and in the presence of the accused. After hearing the proofs and allegations, the jury shall be kept together in some convenient place, until they agree on a verdict or are discharged by the municipal court. An officer of the court shall be sworn to take charge of the jury, in the same manner as in a trial in a municipal court in a civil proceeding.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 760","Act Act-175-of-1927"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-774-20","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"1056fd1e381a5bb4fa92d64dcc5282115dd2b422482767e1265042102f9d8702","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-774.2","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-774.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}