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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Rocco v. State 37 Miss. 357 1859 1 Mississippi
Thomas v. State 37 Miss. 353 1859 1 Mississippi
Wesley v. State 37 Miss. 327 1859 0 Trial of enslaved man for the killing of his master Mississippi
George v. State 37 Miss. 316 1859 0 Rape of an enslaved woman by an enslaved man Mississippi
Alfred v. State 37 Miss. 296 1859 0 Evidence in case of murder committed enslaved man Mississippi
Simon v. State 37 Miss. 288 1859 0 Evidentiary issues in the case of a murder by a runaway Mississippi
Mitchell v. Wells 37 Miss. 235 1859 0 Slave asserting freedom by nature of having lived in free state Mississippi
Heirn v. Bridault 37 Miss. 209 1859 0 Rights of alien free negroes Mississippi
Plummer v. Plummer 37 Miss. 185 1859 0 Decree obtained by fraud in division of property Mississippi
Root v. McFerrin 37 Miss. 17 1859 1 Mississippi
Gibson v. Jayne 37 Miss. 164 1859 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Magee v. Magee 37 Miss. 138 1859 1 Mississippi
McCormick v. State 377 So. 2d 1070 1979 1 Mississippi
Clement v. R. L. Burns Corp. 373 So. 2d 790 1979 1 Mississippi
Kirkland v. State 371 So. 2d 402 1979 1 Mississippi
Belote v. State 36 Miss. 96 1858 1 Mississippi
Mask v. State 36 Miss. 77 1858 1 Mississippi
Beck v. Beck 36 Miss. 72 1858 0 Bill filed for effecting the division of slaves in a will Mississippi
Grist v. Forehand 36 Miss. 69 1858 0 Power of guardian over the property of his ward Mississippi
Cook v. Toumbs 36 Miss. 685 1859 1 Mississippi