| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery v. State | 80 Ind. 338 | 1881 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Mills v. Van Camp | 41 Mich. 645 | 1879 | 1 | Michigan | |
| State v. Draper | 65 Mo. 335 | 1877 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Roberts v. Moseley | 51 Mo. 282 | 1873 | 1 | Missouri | |
| McDaniel v. State | 1 Mor. St. Cas. 336 | 1872 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Green v. State | 28 Miss. 687 | 1855 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Rakes v. People | 2 Neb. 157 | 1873 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| Gilmore v. Armstrong | 48 Neb. 92 | 1896 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| Hackett v. People | 54 Barb. 370 | 1866 | 1 | New York | |
| Godfrey v. People | 63 N.Y. 207 | 1875 | 1 | New York | |
| Christianson v. O’Neil | 78 N.Y.S. 757 | 1902 | 1 | New York | |
| Dickason v. State | 139 Tenn. 601 | 1918 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Warren v. State | 9 Tex. Ct. App. 619 | 1880 | 1 | Texas | |
| Key v. State | 71 Tex. Crim. 642 | 1913 | 1 | Texas | |
| State v. Preston | 34 Wis. 675 | 1874 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Foley v. State | 11 Wyo. 464 | 1903 | 1 | Wyoming | |
| Davis v. Briscoe | 81 Mo. 27 | 1883 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Nichols v. Marshall | 108 Iowa 518 | 1899 | 1 | Iowa | |
| North v. People | 139 Ill. 81 | 1891 | 1 | Illinois | |
| State v. O’Shea | 60 Kan. 772 | 1899 | 1 | Kansas |