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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
John v. State 24 Miss. 569 1852 0 Mississippi
Bass v. Larche 7 La. Ann. 104 1852 0 Louisiana
Baxter v. Henson 35 N.C. 459 1852 0 North Carolina
Simpson v. Warren 5 Del. 371 1852 0 Delaware
Cherry v. Jarratt 25 Miss. 221 1852 0 Mississippi
Weems v. Bryan 21 Ala. 302 1852 0 Alabama
Pounds v. Richards 21 Ala. 424 1852 0 Alabama
Steppacher v. Reneau 25 Miss. 114 1852 0 Mississippi
Eaves v. Twitty 35 N.C. 468 1852 0 North Carolina
Buckingham v. Levi 23 Miss. 590 1852 0 Mississippi
Lindsey v. Platner 23 Miss. 576 1852 0 Mississippi
Wiles v. Harshaw 43 N.C. 308 1852 0 North Carolina
Ike v. State 23 Miss. 525 1852 0 Mississippi
Green v. State 23 Miss. 509 1852 0 Mississippi
Shotwell v. Webb 23 Miss. 375 1852 0 Mississippi
Sessions v. Bacon 23 Miss. 272 1852 0 Mississippi
Hamberlain v. Marble 24 Miss. 586 1852 0 Mississippi
Washington v. Blunt 43 N.C. 253 1852 0 North Carolina
Tate v. McCrary 21 Ala. 499 1852 0 Alabama
Robinson v. Lewis 45 N.C. 58 1852 0 North Carolina