People v. Clement
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Oakland. (Moore, J.) Respondent was convicted of seduction. Reversed. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChamplin, J.
The statute provides that no prosecution for seduction shall be commenced after one year from the time of committing the offense.1
In this case complaint was made before a justice within the year, but it was not clearly proved that a warrant had been issued and delivered to the officer to be served within the time.
The main question presented by the record is whether making a complaint before a justice is a commencement of prosecution so as to prevent the statute from running.
I think it is not. The complaint is not required to be reduced to writing or signed by the party, or filed with -the…
2Cited by17 opinions
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