The Electorate of New York ratifies its Constitution of 1846, Article I, Section 8 of which states, “… in all indictments for libel, the [J]ury shall have the right to determine the law and the facts.”
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Authority:
Magna Carta, Ch. 39
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New York Constitution of 1821, Article VIII
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Articles VI and VII of Amendment
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References:
“Articles,” FIJActivist, Winter/Spring 1999, 33.
New York Constitution of 1846, Article I, Section 8
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The Green Papers: State and Local Government: Constitutions of the Several states
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