TCA 40-13-214
Alleging libel
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What does this charge mean?
In libel (false written statements that damage someone's reputation) cases, prosecutors do not need to prove outside facts showing how the published statement applied to or harmed the specific person. They can simply allege the false statement was published about that person, and the publication will be proven at trial. This is a procedural simplification with no criminal penalty.
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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.
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TCA Section40-13-214