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Case Name ▲ Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Banton 4 La. Ann. 31 1849 0 Runaway enslaved person, property, criminal law, statutory interpretation, indictment Louisiana
State v. Barden 12 N.C. 518 1828 0 Petty larceny North Carolina
State v. Barrow 14 Tex. 179 1855 0 Trial of the right of property Texas
State v. Bass 11 La. Ann. 478 1856 0 Criminal law, murder of enslaved person, character evidence Louisiana
State v. Baynard 1 Del. Cas. 662 1794 0 Indictment for the murder of an enslaved man; Not guilty Delaware
State v. Beach 2 Kirby 20 1787 0 Action for assault Connecticut
State v. Ben 8 N.C. 434 1821 0 Burglary North Carolina
State v. Benjamin 7 La. Ann. 47 1852 0 Conversion, property, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
State v. Bennett 20 N.C. 43 1838 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
State v. Berry 34 Ga. 546 1866 0 Masters no longer have to give their approval for blacks to be brought before the court in criminal cases since abolition Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Bill 15 La. Ann. 114 1860 0 Jury selection Louisiana
State v. Bill 51 N.C. 34 1858 0 Burglary North Carolina
State v. Bill 35 N.C. 373 1852 0 Misdemeanor North Carolina
State v. Bill 8 Rob. 527 1844 0 Criminal law, rape, statutory interpretation Louisiana
State v. Blackiston 2 Del. Cas. 229 1805 0 Illegal exportation; fined $10 Delaware
State v. Blythe 18 N.C. 199 1835 0 Indictment for selling liquor to slaves North Carolina
State v. Bob 11 La. Ann. 192 1856 0 Confessions, criminal law Louisiana
State v. Bogan 2 La. Ann. 838 1847 0 Dram shop law, criminal law Louisiana
State v. Bond 49 N.C. 9 1856 0 Indictment for unlawfully trading with a slave North Carolina
State v. Bonner 39 Tenn. 135 1858 0 Tennessee