This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1853 |
| Citation: | 5 Fla. 285 |
| Jurisdiction: | Supreme Court of FL |
| People: | Simon |
| Short Summary: | If the confession from a slave is admissible. Involving an indebted vendee. "he ease with which this class of our population can be intimidated, and the almost absolute control which the owner does involuntarily exercise over the will of the slave, should induce the courts at all times to receive their confessions with the utmost caution and distrust." |
| Law type: | Criminal Procedure Dispute over Confession |
| Full name: | Simon, a slave, Plaintiff in error, vs. the State of Florida |
| Court: | Florida Supreme Court |