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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Sorrell's Case 3 Va. 253 1786 0 Manslaughter General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Williams 3 Va. 14 1791 0 Larceny General Ct. of VA
Waddill v. Chamberlayne 1 Jefferson 10 1733 0 Fraud General Ct. of VA
Souther v. Commonwealth 7 Gratt. 673 1851 0 First-degree murder General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Stephen 31 Va. 679 1833 0 Murder General Ct. of VA
Edmonds v. Hughs 1 Va. Col. Dec. 146 1730 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Edmonds v. Hughes 1 Jefferson 2 1730 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Waddy v. Sturman 1 Jefferson 5 1731 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Waddy v. Sturman 1 Va. Col. Dec. 171 1731 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Slaughter v. Whitelock 2 Va. Col. Dec. 358 1737 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Farrow v. Farrow 2 Va. Col. Dec. 243 1737 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Dunn v. Wythe 2 Va. Col. Dec. 76 1739 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Scarbury v. Barber 2 Va. Col. Dec. 274 1739 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Herndon v. Carr 1 Jefferson 132 1772 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Grayson v. Commonwealth 47 Va. 712 1849 0 First-degree murder General Ct. of VA
Winston v. Henry 2 Va. Col. Dec. 199 1736 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Spicer v. Pope 1 Jefferson 43 1736 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Robinson v. Armistead 2 Va. Col. Dec. 208 1737 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Smith & Burwell 42 Va. 554 1844 0 Indictment for selling liquor to slaves General Ct. of VA
Ex parte Ball 43 Va. 588 1845 0 Writ of habeus corpus General Ct. of VA