This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1860 |
| Citation: | 15 Md. 208 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Ann Maria Cornish |
| Short Summary: | Challenging a statute that if any free negro is convicted for stealing property under the value of five dollars, he shall be sentenced for 2-5 years as a slave. The court holds that the sheriff does not have the power to perform this sale out of state. |
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| Full name: | Negro Ann Maria Cornish vs. The State |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |