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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
State v. Clarissa 27 N.C. 221 1844 0 Indictment for "a slave hiring her own time" North Carolina
State v. Sandy 25 N.C. 570 1843 0 Indictment for arson North Carolina
State v. Atkinson 51 N.C. 65 1858 0 Indictment for a riot North Carolina
State v. Henry 50 N.C. 65 1857 0 Indictment for an assault North Carolina
State v. Clemons 14 N.C. 472 1832 0 Indictment for allowing slave to hire out North Carolina
Ellis v. State 42 Ala. 525 1868 0 Indictment for adultery Alabama
Butt v. State 33 Ga. Supp. 56 1864 0 Indictment for adultery Supreme Court of Georgia
United States v. Carter 4 D.C. 732 1836 0 Indictment at common law against a freedman will lie not withstanding Act 12.17.1792 sec 17. - this act that denotes the punishment for blacks in virginia for assault. United States
The Alexander 1 F. Cas. 362 1823 0 Indictment against slave trader United States
Tryphenia v. Harrison 24 F. Cas. 252 1806 0 Indictment against slave trader Circuit Court, D. PA.
Peter v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 249 1872 0 Indictment against slave for murder Mississippi
Byrd v. State 2 Miss. 247 1835 0 Indictment against slave Mississippi
United States v. Scott 27 F. Cas. 990 1851 0 Indictment against rescuer or fugitive slave United States
Burrow v. State 12 Ark. 65 1851 0 Indictment against person for intent to seize enslaved person Arkansas
Cheek v. State 38 Ala. 227 1862 0 Indictment against Owner for Negligent Treatment of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Carter v. State 20 Tex. 339 1857 0 Indictment against master for allowing slave to carry firearm Texas
Witherby v. State 39 Ala. 702 1866 0 Indictment against Freedman for Assault Alabama
Frank v. State 27 Ala. 37 1855 0 Indictment against Enslaved Personsfor Murder of Another Enslaved Person Alabama
James v. Clarke County 33 Ala. 51 1858 0 Indictment against Enslaved Person overseer Alabama
George v. State 39 Ala. 675 1866 0 Indictment against Enslaved Person for robbery Alabama