This case is about slaves or slavery.
Year: | 1800 |
Citation: | 1 H. & J. 99 |
Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
People: | Ben |
Short Summary: | Interpreting a 1793 act that a person convicted of certain offenses could be sentenced to work on public roads, the defendant arguing that murder was not one of those crimes. The court held that this was a felony within the meaning of the act. |
Law type: | 0 |
Full name: | The State vs. Negro Ben |
Court: | General Court of Maryland |