McKie v. State

HENDERSON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of libel, and his punishment assessed at a fine of §100; hence this appeal. Appellant assigns as error the refusal of the court to quash the information. Said information, as to the charging part, is as follows, to-wit: That said “A B. McKie did then and there, with intent to injure J. A. Smith, did unlawfully and maliciously make, write, print, publish, sell, and circulate a malicious statement of and concerning one J. A. Sm'th, and affecting the reputation of the said J. A. Smith, to the tenor following, to-wit: ‘A Card. A few days ago, J. A. Smith,…