People v. Cicmanec

Mr. Presiding Justice O’Connor

delivered the opinion of the court.

On August 11, 1922, an information, by leave of court, was filed charging the defendant with criminal libel. He was tried before the court without a jury, found guilty and sentenced to fifty days in the county jail.

From the record it appears that Jan Somora on the 11th of August, 1922, made complaint against the defendant, charging that, on the 16th of July, 1922, he printed a certain publication in the Slovak language with malicious intent to defame and impeach the honesty and reputation of Jan Somora. On the same day an order…