People v. Chambers

181 N.W.2d 61, 25 Mich. App. 188, 1970 Mich. App. LEXIS 1545

• Court: Michigan Court of Appeals
• Decided: July 1, 1970
• Docket: Docket 7,747
• Status: Published

Opinion

Per Curiam.

Defendant was found guilty by jury trial of armed robbery. MCLA § 750.529 (Stat Ann 1970 Cum Supp § 28.797). On appeal he claims violation of procedural due process in that the transcript of the examination was not included with the return of the magistrate. The transcript was filed later within the term of court.

No motion to quash the information nor objection to the court’s ruling was registered by the defendant.

Michigan criminal procedure statutes require that all examinations and recognizances taken by an examining magistrate must be certified and returned by him to the clerk of the court during term in the court having jurisdiction of the offense where the accused is bound to appear. **

The information and examination record shall be certified and filed. The statutes do not require that the information and transcript must be filed at the same time, only that both be filed during the term of the court.

Piling the transcript at a later date but prior to trial did not result in a violation of statute leading to a void or improper return as contended by defendant.

In Dimmers v. Hillsdale Circuit Judge (1939), 289 Mich 482, cited by defendant, there was a clear violation of the statute because the stenographic transcript was not filed with the return and was never filed with the clerk of the court having jurisdiction.

There is no statutory provision requiring the unrequested furnishing of an information or tran script to defense counsel. The examination record was available and could have been obtained upon request. We find that the statutory regulations concerning certification and filing were not violated.

Affirmed.

** CL 1948, § 766.11 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.929); CL 1948, § 766.15 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.933); CL 1948, § 767.40 (Stat Ann 1970 Cum Supp § 28.980).