Louisiana, Supreme Court, New Orleans : State v Dick, June 1855 [printed].

The defendant, a slave, was tried by a jury and found guilty of assaulting a white woman. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and appealed for a new trial. The basis of appeal centred on the Act of June 1st 1846 which permitted two kinds of punishment for slaves: death and corporal punishment, lea...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Court records Jury Trials (Assault and battery) Louisiana > Saint Bernard Parish
Online Access:	Click for online access