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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hunt v. White 24 Tex. 643 1859 0 Texas
Sarah v. State 28 Miss. 267 1854 0 Indictment of enslaved woman for attempted murder Mississippi
State v. Samuel 19 N.C. 177 1836 0 Homicide North Carolina
State v. Sam 13 N.C. 567 1830 0 Rape North Carolina
State v. Moses 13 N.C. 452 1830 0 Assault North Carolina
State v. Arthur 13 N.C. 217 1829 0 Homicide North Carolina
State v. Jim 12 N.C. 508 1828 0 Rape North Carolina
Bradshaw v. Mayfield 18 Tex. 21 1856 0 Creditor dispute Texas
Turner v. Thurmond 28 Ga. 174 1859 0 Personal property issu supreme Court of Georgia
Clements & Miller v. Little 28 Ga. 491 1859 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Hannah v. Carrington 18 Ark. 85 1856 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Irby v. Wilson 21 N.C. 568 1837 0 Divorce North Carolina
Blythe v. Speaks 23 Tex. 429 1859 0 Texas
Allen v. State 9 Ga. 492 1851 0 Slave indicted for killing another slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Lane v. Wingate 25 N.C. 326 1843 0 Contracts North Carolina
State v. Washington 6 N.C. 100 1812 0 Rape North Carolina
Peter v. Commonwealth 4 Va. 330 1823 0 Murder General Ct of VA
Austin’s Ex’or v. Jones 21 Va. 341 1821 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
United States v. Patrick 2 D.C. 66 1812 0 Death Sentence United States
Perry v. Maxwell 17 N.C. 488 1834 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina