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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Ex parte Ball 43 Va. 588 1845 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Jones 43 Va. 555 1845 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Smith & Burwell 42 Va. 554 1844 0 General Ct. of VA
Young v. Commonwealth 40 Va. 744 1842 0 General Ct. of VA
Tooel v. Commonwealth 38 Va. 714 1841 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Nix 38 Va. 636 1841 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Howard 38 Va. 631 1841 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Chapple 3 Va. 184 1811 0 General Ct. of VA
Smith v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 695 1840 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Pleasant 37 Va. 697 1840 0 General Ct. of VA
Fisher v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 673 1840 0 General Ct. of VA
Anderson v. Commonwealth 32 Va. 740 1835 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Stephen 31 Va. 679 1833 0 General Ct. of VA
House v. Commonwealth 35 Va. 755 1837 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Ned of Campbell 33 Va. 607 1835 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Connor 32 Va. 718 1834 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Peas 43 Va. 629 1834 0 General Ct. of VA
Isbell v. Butler Jeff. 10 1735 0 General Ct. of VA
Custis v. Fitzhugh Jeff. 72 1768 0 General Ct. of VA
Smith v. Griffin Jeff. 132 1772 0 General Ct. of VA