This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1833 |
| Citation: | 31 Va. 679 |
| Jurisdiction: | General Ct. of VA |
| People: | Stephen |
| Short Summary: | A free black man tried as a slave would have been (where almost all crimes are punishable by death) |
| Law type: | Murder |
| Full name: | The Commonwealth v. Stephen |
| Court: | General Court of Virginia |