{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-780.821","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.821","heading":"Right of victim to be present at trial; sequestering of victim.","body":"Sec. 71.\n\nThe victim has the right to be present throughout the entire trial of the defendant, unless the victim is going to be called as a witness. If the victim is going to be called as a witness, the court may, for good cause shown, order the victim to be sequestered until the victim first testifies. The victim shall not be sequestered after he or she first testifies.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 780","Act Act-87-of-1985"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-780-821","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"249ff64e8d3d4aca6668ec7b882311e676410e7e0f9a143397594b29ccf60277","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-780.820","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-780.822"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}