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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. Cohen 4 Va. 158 1819 0 Second Degree Murder General Ct of VA
Mercer v. Commonwealth 4 Va. 144 1818 0 Sale of a free man General Ct of VA
Commonwealth v. Moore 4 Va. 155 1819 0 Suffering a slave General Ct of VA
Selden v. Coalter 4 Va. 533 1818 0 Wills & Estate General Ct of VA
Commonwealth v. Carver 26 Va. 660 1827 0 First-degree murder General Ct of VA
Commonwealth v. Turner 5 Rand. 678 1827 0 Excessive beating/assault of a slave General Ct of VA
Davenport v. Commonwealth 28 Va. 588 1829 0 Kidnapping General Ct of VA
Bledsoe v. Commonwealth 27 Va. 674 1828 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct of VA
Commonwealth v. Tyree 4 Va. 262 1821 0 ?? General Ct of VA
Commonwealth v. Booth 27 Va. 670 1828 0 Unlawful Assembly of Slaves General Ct of VA
Thomas v. Commonwealth 29 Va. 741 1830 0 Larceny of slaves General Ct of VA
Mann v. Givens 29 Va. 762 1830 0 Wills & Estate General Ct of VA
Commonwealth v. Mann 4 Va. 210 1820 0 Sexual Assault General Ct of VA
Rixey v. Justices of Fauquier 30 Va. 811 1831 0 Charging taxes for keeping people who were suing for their freedom ?? General Ct of VA
Brown v. Commonwealth 29 Va. 769 1839 0 Fraud General Ct of VA
Peter v. Commonwealth 4 Va. 330 1823 0 Murder General Ct of VA
Tankersley v. Lipscomb 30 Va. 813 1831 0 Harboring a runaway slave General Ct of VA
Commonwealth v. Booth 4 Va. 394 1824 0 Assault and battery of a slave General Ct of VA
Collins v. State 13 Fla. 651 1869 1 Florida