18-4803. TRUTH MAY BE PROVED — MALICE — JURY TO DETERMINE LAW AND FACT. In all criminal prosecutions for libel, 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 party shall be acquitted. The jury has the right to determine the law and the fact.
History:
[18-4803, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 944.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 18 - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
Section 18-4801 - LIBEL DEFINED.
Section 18-4802 - PUNISHMENT FOR LIBEL.
Section 18-4803 - TRUTH MAY BE PROVED — MALICE — JURY TO DETERMINE LAW AND FACT.
Section 18-4804 - MALICE PRESUMED.
Section 18-4805 - SUFFICIENCY OF PUBLICATION.
Section 18-4806 - LIABILITY OF AUTHORS, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
Section 18-4807 - REPORT OF PUBLIC PROCEEDING.
Section 18-4808 - LIMITATION ON PRIVILEGE IN REPORTING PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS.