Michigan Constitution Article I Section 19 – Libels, truth as defense
Terms Used In Michigan Constitution Article I Section 19 - Libels, truth as defense
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
In all prosecutions for libels the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and, if it appears to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the accused shall be acquitted.