This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1849 |
| Citation: | 47 Va. 696 |
| Jurisdiction: | General Ct. of VA |
| People: | Alfred |
| Short Summary: | The defendant was criminally charged with aiding a slave to escape and abscond the slaveholder. |
| Law type: | Advising and Aiding a slave to escape |
| Full name: | Smith v. The Commonwealth |
| Court: | General Court of Virginia |