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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
United States v. Brune 24 F. Cas. 1280 1852 0 Criminal Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
United States v. Gordon 25 F. Cas. 1364 1861 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
United States v. Westervelt 28 F. Cas. 529 1861 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
United States v. Smidth 27 F. Cas. 1131 1855 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
State v. Curzy 19 Ind. 430 1862 0 Criminal Indiana
Commonwealth v. Turner 44 Mass. 19 1841 0 Criminal Massachusetts
United States v. Bowman 24 F. Cas. 1212 1808 0 Criminal Circuit Court, D. PA.
Lane v. Powell 1 Edm. Sel. Cas. 256 1846 0 Criminal SC of New York
State v. Beach 2 Kirby 20 1787 0 Criminal Connecticut
US v. Hanway 9 West.L.J. 103 1851 0 Criminal Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
People v. Wolven 2 Edm. Sel. Cas. 108 1848 0 Criminal City Court of New York
Nelson v. People 33 Ill. 390 1864 0 Criminal Illinois
United States v. Williams 28 F. Cas. 631 1852 0 Criminal District Court, E.D. PA.
Commonwealth v. Tracy 46 Mass. 536 1843 0 Criminal Massachusetts
Graves v. State 1 Ind. 368 1849 0 Criminal Indiana
United States v. Howell 318 F.2d 162 1963 1 United States
State v. Gray 19 Nev. 212 1885 1 Nevada
King v. Davis 137 F. 198 1903 1 United States
Crabb v. Celeste Independent School District 105 Tex. 194 1912 1 Texas
Gilbert v. Decker 53 Conn. 401 1885 1 Connecticut