This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1859 |
| Citation: | 14 Md. 135 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Amy |
| Short Summary: | After the State Attorney inserted that the defendant was a slave, the court ruled that the Act of 1835 declaring that slaves should not be sent to penetentiaries applies. |
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| Full name: | Negro Ann Hammond vs. The State |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |