Michigan Constitution
Article I - DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
§ 19 Libels, truth as defense.
Universal Citation: MI Const art I § 19
Sec. 19. 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.
History: Const. 1963, Art. I, § 19, Eff. Jan 1. 1964.
Former constitution: See Const. 1908, Art. II, § 18.
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