People v. . Stark
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the supreme court, general term, fifth department, reversing judgment of the court of sessions of Wayne county, convicting defendant of libel, and dismissing indictment and discharging defendant,.'
1Opinion of the CourtMaynard, J.
The judgment of conviction in this case has been reversed, the indictment dismissed, and the defendant discharged upon the ground that the-indictment, which was for libel, was fatally defective in not sufficiently describing the offense charged to have been committed. The particular defect pointed out consists in an omission to state the manner in which the alleged publication was made. The pleading charges in substance that the defendant at a time and place designated wrongfully, unlawfully and maliciously published of and concerning one Asa T. Soule a false, scandalous and malicious libel…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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