{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-article-i-20","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § Article I § 20","heading":"Rights of accused in criminal prosecutions.","body":"Sec. 20.\n\nIn every criminal prosecution, the accused shall have the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury, which may consist of less than 12 jurors in prosecutions for misdemeanors punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year; to be informed of the nature of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him or her; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his or her favor; to have the assistance of counsel for his or her defense; to have an appeal as a matter of right, except as provided by law an appeal by an accused who pleads guilty or nolo contendere shall be by leave of the court; and as provided by law, when the trial court so orders, to have such reasonable assistance as may be necessary to perfect and prosecute an appeal.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 1","Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-Article%20I%20%C2%A7%2020","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"f929e8315025ca3ec3a14c85119ea30b086bb94e890882629a3be112758653b8","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-article-i-2","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-article-i-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}