750.544 Treason; punishment. Sec. 544. Any person who shall commit the crime of treason against this state shall be punished by imprisonment in a state prison for life. No person shall be convicted of treason unless upon the testimony of 2 witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.544 ;-- Am. 1963, Act 119, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963 Former Law: See sections 1 and 3 of Ch. 152 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, §§ 5708 and 5710; CL 1871, §§ 7507 and 7509; How., §§ 9072 and 9074; CL 1897, §§ 11302 and 11304; CL 1915, §§ 14969 and 14971; and CL 1929, §§ 16556 and 16558.
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