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Case Name ▲ Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Adeline 11 La. Ann. 736 1856 0 Murder, execution, confessions Louisiana
State v. Administrators of Prall 1 N.J.L. 4 1790 Will & trust New Jersey
State v. Alford 22 Ark. 386 1860 0 Pleading requirement for enslaved person status in criminal case Arkansas
State v. Allen 10 N.C. 614 1825 0 Grand Larceny North Carolina
State v. Anderson 1 N.J.L. 41 1790 Will & trust New Jersey
State v. Anthony 29 N.C. 234 1847 0 Indictment for high-way robbery North Carolina
State v. Anthony 2 Del. Cas. 248 1802 0 Manslaughter charge; not gulty Delaware
State v. Armfield 27 N.C. 207 1844 0 Indictment of forcible trespass North Carolina
State v. Arthur 13 N.C. 217 1829 0 Homicide North Carolina
State v. Atkinson 51 N.C. 65 1858 0 Indictment for a riot North Carolina
State v. Bailey 60 N.C. 137 1863 0 Indictment for trading w/ a slave North Carolina
State v. Baltimore & Susquehanna Steam Co. 13 Md. 181 1859 0 Maryland
State v. Banton 4 La. Ann. 31 1849 0 Runaway enslaved person, property, criminal law, statutory interpretation, indictment 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