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
| Simon Newton Dexter North - American newspapers - 1884 - 524 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 bo acquitted... | |
| William Johnson Cocker - Michigan - 1885 - 264 pages
...attorney or agent of his choice. SEC. 25. In all 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.... | |
| Nevada - Law - 1885 - 1332 pages
...of the press. In all criminal prosecutions, and civil actions 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... | |
| Utah - 1886 - 444 pages
...freedom 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, Frank Prentiss Deering - California - 1886 - 958 pages
...the liberty of speech or of the press. In 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 waapublished with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted;... | |
| Detroit (Mich.) - 1888 - 466 pages
...The State Constitution provides that in all Laws. 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.... | |
| New York (State) - Law - 1889 - 876 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... | |
| Protectionism - 1908 - 446 pages
...State of New York : " In all criminal 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 justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted,... | |
| New York (State) - Law - 1890 - 912 pages
...or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in is true, and was published with good motives, and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted... | |
| Henry C. Northam - 1890 - 256 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;... | |
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