169 A.2d 260 STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LORING WHITESIDE Supreme Court of Connecticut BALDWIN, C.J., KING, MURPHY, MELLITZ and SHEA, Js. The statutory offense of criminal libel consists of the publication of defamatory matter. That, itself, constitutes the crime, and prima facie proof of malice is not ordinarily required. But if the publication was made […]
