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Case Name ▼ Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. White 395 A.2d 1082 1978 1 Delaware
State v. Turner 5 Del. 501 1854 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
State v. Tindal 2 Del. Cas. 169 1802 0 Indictment for kidnapping an enslaved person; not guilty Delaware
State v. Tilghman 5 Del. 495 1854 0 Whether a person was enslaved or not Delaware
State v. Sowam 2 Del. Cas. 180 1803 0 Indictment for receiving stolen goods; ruled not guilty Delaware
State v. Smith 2 Del. Cas. 164 1802 0 Indictment for larceny and whether enslave dmen could own property; No property; guilty and sentenced to lashing Delaware
State v. Rogers 6 Del. 569 1858 1 Delaware
State v. Pompey 2 Del. Cas. 113 1798 0 Indictment for manslaughter; guilty and valued at $200 Delaware
State v. Parrimore 2 Del. Cas. 124 1799 0 Indictment for kidnapping and selling an enslaved man Delaware
State v. Nelson 49 Del. 300 1955 1 Delaware
State v. Morrow 40 Del. 363 1939 1 Delaware
State v. Millis 2 Del. Cas. 238 1798 0 Indictment of a constable for holding an enslaved man after a fight Delaware
State v. Loadnum 2 Del. Cas. 240 1798 0 Indictment for murder of his enslaved man; guilty for manslaughter Delaware
State v. Jim 1 Del. Cas. 335 1793 0 Indictment for stealing; used an enslaved man as the culprit Delaware
State v. Jefferson 3 Del. 571 1842 0 Murder trial Delaware
State v. Jarvis 2 Del. Cas. 232 1805 0 Indictment for assault, battery, and false imrpisonment of an enslaved man Delaware
State v. Hudson 2 Del. Cas. 28 1797 0 Indictment for assault and battery on an enslaved man by a deputized man Delaware
State v. Highfield 34 Del. 272 1930 1 Delaware
State v. Hawkins 37 Del. 396 1936 1 Delaware
State v. Griffin 3 Del. 560 1840 0 Transportation of an enslaved person out of state Delaware