This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1800 |
| Citation: | 1 H. & J. 99 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Ben |
| Short Summary: | Interpreting a 1793 act that a person convicted of certain offenses could be sentenced to work on public roads, the defendant arguing that murder was not one of those crimes. The court held that this was a felony within the meaning of the act. |
| Law type: | 0 |
| Full name: | The State vs. Negro Ben |
| Court: | General Court of Maryland |