 In all criminal prosecutions for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be...  The Oklahoma Law Journal - Page 91907Full view - About this book
 | Ohio - Law - 1879 - 1232 pages
...liberty of speech, or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions for libel, the ' truth may be given in evidence to the jury, and if it shall appear to the jury, that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives, and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted.... | |
 | California - Constitutions - 1879 - 216 pages
...liberty of speech or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted;... | |
 | Henry A. Gaston - Commercial law - 1880 - 336 pages
...liberty of speecb or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted;... | |
 | California, California. Constitutional Convention - California - 1880 - 648 pages
...or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions on indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted;... | |
 | Wisconsin - 1880 - 678 pages
...prosecutions or indictments for libel, the truth may be given In evidence; and If it shall appear to the Jury that the matter charged as libelous be true, and was published with good motives and for Justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted; and the Jury shall... | |
 | New York (State). Secretary's Office - New York (State) - 1881 - 716 pages
...or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it. shall appear to the jury, that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives, and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted;... | |
 | Henry C. Northam - New York (State) - 1881 - 194 pages
...or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear to the jury, that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives, and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted... | |
 | 1882 - 416 pages
...or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to the jury, that the matter charged as libelous is true,and was published with good motives, and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted;... | |
 | John Joseph Lalor - Economics - 1884 - 1254 pages
...of speech or of the press. In all prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury, and if it shall appear to the jury, that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted,... | |
 | United States census office - 1884 - 498 pages
...liberty of speech or of the press. In all prosecutions or indictments for libel the truth may be given in evidence to the jury, and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives and for justiliable ends, the party shall be acquitted,... | |
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