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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
State v. Penland 61 N.C. 222 1867 0 Murder North Carolina
State v. Poll 8 N.C. 442 1821 0 Murder North Carolina
State v. Brodnax 61 N.C. 41 1866 0 Murder North Carolina
State v. David 49 N.C. 353 1857 0 Murder North Carolina
Commonwealth v. Stephen 31 Va. 679 1833 0 Murder General Ct. of VA
State v. Charity 13 N.C. 543 1830 0 Murder North Carolina
State v. Harris 63 N.C. 1 1868 0 Murder North Carolina
State v. George 50 N.C. 233 1858 0 Murder North Carolina
Peter v. Commonwealth 4 Va. 330 1823 0 Murder General Ct of VA
State v. Patrick 48 N.C. 443 1856 0 Murder North Carolina
United States v. Bowen 4 D.C. 604 1835 0 Murder United States
State v. Aguilar No. 13-07-332-CR, 2008 WL 5717811, at *9 n.20 (Tex. App. Nov. 6, 2008), vacated, No. PD-059-09, 2009 WL 636534 (Tex. Crim. App. Mar. 11, 2009) 2008 2 murder Texas
Hernandez v. State No. 05-11-01300-CR, 2013 WL 1282260, at *3 (Tex. App. Mar. 6, 2013) 2013 2 murder Texas
Lugo v. State 299 S.W.3d 445 2009 1 murder Texas
Barnett v. State No. 06-09-00089-CR, 2010 WL 1986468, at *3 n.1 (Tex. App. May 19, 2010) 2010 2 murder Texas
Welch v. Commonwealth No. 3152-03-4, 2005 Va. App. LEXIS 540, at *4 (Ct. App. Oct. 18, 2005) 2005 1 murder Virginia
Commissioners of Washington v. Frank 46 N.C. 436 1854 0 Municipal Ordinances North Carolina
Carey v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 13 1836 0 Municipal Corporations/Municpal Law United States
Costin v. Corporation of Washington 2 D.C. 254 1821 0 Municipal Corporations United States
Mayor of Alexandria v. Chapman 14 Va. 270 1809 0 Municipal Corporations SC of Appeals VA