This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1835 |
| Citation: | 7 G. & J. 290 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Jesse Evans |
| Short Summary: | Charge for stealing coin, under an act repealing the common law punishment. Defendant stole French coins of the value of one dollar and eighty-eight cents. Holding that when a statutory law contradicts a common law punishment, the indictment should comclude "contra pacem" or contrary to common law in light of the statute. |
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| Full name: | State of Maryland vs. Negro Jesse Evans |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |