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Statutes > Michigan > Chapter-780 > Act-189-of-1937 > Section-780-105UNIFORM ACT ON FRESH PURSUIT (EXCERPT)
Act 189 of 1937
780.105 Fresh pursuit; definition.
Sec. 5.
The term “fresh pursuit” as used in this act shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony. It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed. Fresh pursuit as used herein shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.
History: 1937, Act 189, Imd. Eff. July 14, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 780.105
