Richardson v. State

The appellant was indicted for libel, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, and was found guilty. At the trial one exception was taken to the exclusion of certain evidence offered in defence which was made the basis of this appeal; and properly speaking the correctness of the Court’s ruling on the evidence is the only question legitimately before us. But by agreement of the counsel for the State and defence the ruling of the Court below on the demurrer to the indictment whereby tbe same was overruled, this Court was to be asked to pass thereon. That question is not regularly before us…