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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
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. Williams 47 N.C. 194 1855 0 Indictment for larceny and trading w/ slaves North Carolina
Peters v. State 39 Ala. 681 1866 0 Indictment for larceny Alabama
Aaron v. State 39 Ala. 684 1866 0 Indictment for larceny Alabama
Wise v. State 24 Ga. 31 1858 0 Indictment for larceny Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Adams 2 Del. Cas. 190 1803 0 Indictment for kidnapping an enslaved woman Delaware
State v. Tindal 2 Del. Cas. 169 1802 0 Indictment for kidnapping an enslaved person; not guilty Delaware
State v. Parrimore 2 Del. Cas. 124 1799 0 Indictment for kidnapping and selling an enslaved man Delaware
Commonwealth v. Turner 44 Mass. 19 1841 0 Indictment for kidnapping Massachusetts
United States v. Santos 27 F. Cas. 954 1862 0 Indictment for intent to employ in slave trade Circuit Court, S.D. New York
United States v. Horn 26 F. Cas. 373 1862 0 Indictment for intent to employ in slave trade Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Keithler v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 403 1872 0 Indictment for intamacy with slave Mississippi
United States v. Haun 26 F. Cas. 227 1860 0 Indictment for Illegal Sale of Enslaved Persons United States
Murphy v. State 28 Miss. 637 1855 0 Indictment for illegally trading with an enslaved person Mississippi
Ex parte Howard 30 Ala. 43 1857 0 Indictment for homicide of enslaved person Alabama
Henry v. State 33 Ala. 389 1859 0 Indictment for Homicide of a White Person Alabama
Hudson v. State 34 Ala. 253 1859 0 Indictment for Homicide of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Scott v. State 30 Ala. 503 1857 0 Indictment for homicide Alabama
State v. Nat 35 N.C. 154 1851 0 Indictment for hiring time contrary to the act of assembly North Carolina
State v. Anthony 29 N.C. 234 1847 0 Indictment for high-way robbery North Carolina