Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Jefferson 3 Del. 571 1842 0 Murder trial Delaware
Sullivant v. State 8 Ark. 400 1848 0 Indictment for rape Arkansas
State v. Rollins 8 N.H. 550 1837 0 Alleged kidnapping New Hampshire
State v. Jefferson 28 N.C. 305 1846 0 Rape North Carolina
State v. Jarrott 23 N.C. 76 1840 0 Homicide North Carolina
Peter v. State 7 Miss. 326 1842 0 Mississippi
Lewis v. State 17 Miss. 115 1847 0 Mississippi
State ex rel. Kohne v. Simons 29 S.C.L. 761 1844 0 South Carolina
In re Susan 2 Wheel. Cr. Cas. 594 1818 0 United States
The Slavers. (Reindeer.) 69 U.S. 383 1864 0 United States
Peter v. State 4 Miss. 433 1839 0 Mississippi
Hicks v. Ayer 5 Ga. 298 1848 0 Contract Dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Malady v. Malady 25 La. Ann. 448 1873 0 Louisiana
Pleasants’ Appeal 77 Pa. 356 1875 0 Pennsylvania
Hansford v. Elliott 9 Leigh 79 1837 0 Virginia
Amy v. Smith 11 Ky. 326 1822 0 Kentucky
Alfred v. State 6 Ga. 483 1849 0 Slave charged with capital offense Supreme Court of Georgia
Mann v. Mann 1 Johns. Ch. 231 1814 0 Will & Trust Chancery Court of New York
Oglesby v. Gilmore 5 Ga. 56 1848 0 Promissory Will note Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. George 30 N.C. 324 1848 0 Indictment for murder North Carolina