Rex v Mabin - (1901) 20 NZLR 451

Criminal Law — Libel — 6 & 7 Vict, c 96, Sections 3, 4, 5 — Statutory or Common-law Offence — "The Criminal Code Act, 1893," Section 6 — Proceeding at Common Law — Section 378 — Special Pleas — Application to Indictments under Statutes other than Code.