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Nelson v. State, 1847
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This case is about slaves or slavery.
Year:
1847
Citation:
26 Tenn. 542
Jurisdiction:
Tennessee
People:
Nelson
Short Summary:
Slave appeal for conviction of murder
Law type:
Full name:
Nelson, a slave, vs. the State
Court:
Tennessee Supreme Court
Cited by 19 cases:
State v. Nash (1858)
State v. Terrell (1859)
Mose v. State (1860)
Hackett v. People (1866)
Lambeth v. State (1872)
McDaniel v. State (1872)
Rakes v. People (1873)
Walker v. State (1875)
State v. Draper (1877)
Warren v. State (1880)
Montgomery v. State (1881)
People v. Taylor (1881)
People v. Fong Ah Sing (1883)
North v. People (1891)
State v. O’Shea (1899)
Foley v. State (1903)
Dickason v. State (1918)
State v. Branam (1980)
Giles v. California (2008)