Sec. 7. After hearing the testimony of the witnesses and making all necessary inquiries, the jury shall deliver to the magistrate their inquisition in which the jury shall find and certify when, in what manner, and by what means the deceased came to his or her death, the name of the deceased, if known, and the material circumstances attending the death. If it appears that the deceased came to his or her death by unlawful means, the jury shall state who, if known, is believed to be guilty, either as principal or accessory, or is believed to have been, in any manner, the cause of the death. History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17409 ;-- CL 1948, 773.7 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981 Former Law: See section 7 of Ch. 167 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 6095; CL 1871, § 7976; How., § 9589; CL 1897, § 11824; and CL 1915, § 15651.
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