North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : Pierce v Myrick, December 1827.

North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : Pierce v Myrick, December 1827.

Myrick was indicted for trespass for killing a slave belonging to Pierce. Pierce offered evidence of the peaceable nature of the slave to rebut any presumption of such conduct on the slave's part as might justify the killing. This was rejected by the judge, who instructed the jury that if they...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Series:Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:
Court records
Slaveholders
Trials (Murder)
North Carolina > Halifax County
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Myrick was indicted for trespass for killing a slave belonging to Pierce. Pierce offered evidence of the peaceable nature of the slave to rebut any presumption of such conduct on the slave's part as might justify the killing. This was rejected by the judge, who instructed the jury that if they found it probable that Myrick committed the homicide then they should find him guilty, unless they believed that he had had reason to kill in order to defend his person or property. The defendant was found not guilty, and the plaintiff appealed. The Supreme Court found that there had been no error.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Location of Originals/Duplicates Note:North Carolina State Archives

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