People v. Star Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the Star Company, from a judgment of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and for the county of Hew York, rendered on the 30th day of April, 1909, convicting the defendant of libel.
1Opinion of the Court
Scott, J.:
The defendant, a domestic corporation printing and publishing a' daily newspaper, appeals from a judgment of conviction of the offense of criminal libel. Of the libelous character of the article *518complained of and its publication by defendant there can be no question. The defendant complains that its challenge to one of the jurors was improperly overruled whereby it was compelled to resort to a peremptory challenge. The chief defect charged against the juror appears to be that he was too intelligent and conscientious. Notwithstanding this, he repeatedly said that he did not think…
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