State v. Winterrowd

The defendant was convicted of the crime of criminal libel and sentenced to pay a fine. From the judgment and an order denying his motion for a new trial he has appealed.

1. The information charges that one Bert Christie was a duly elected, qualified and acting constable of Great Falls Township, Cascade county; that the defendant was the editor and proprietor of “Town Topics,” a newspaper of general circulation in said county, and that on December 10, 1925, the defendant, with intent to injure and impeach the reputation of said Christie and thereby expose him to public contempt, did falsely,…