An indictment for libel need not set forth any extrinsic facts for the purpose of showing the application to the party libeled of the defamatory matter upon which the indictment is founded, but it is sufficient to state generally that defamatory matter was published concerning the person and the fact that it was so published shall be established on trial.
Code 1858, § 5131; Shan., § 7094; Code 1932, § 11639; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1816.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
§ 40-13-202. Statement of Offense
§ 40-13-203. Certainty as to Person Charged
§ 40-13-204. Presumptions and Matters of Judicial Notice
§ 40-13-205. Description of Common Law Crimes
§ 40-13-206. Alternative Allegations
§ 40-13-209. Allegation of Ownership of Property
§ 40-13-210. Jurisdiction to Support Alleged Judgment
§ 40-13-211. Description of Instrument Destroyed or Withheld
§ 40-13-215. Alleging Possession of Counterfeit Money
§ 40-13-216. Alleging Conspiracy
§ 40-13-218. Alleging Dealing in Futures