Louisiana, Supreme Court, New Orleans : State v David, January 1861.

Defendant charged with assault and intent to committ rape on a white girl under the age of ten. The attorney acting for the slave suggested that though she had resisted the attack in the first place, she did consent. The Supreme Court ruled that under Louisiana law, a child under the age of ten coul...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Court records Crime Punishment Sex Enslaved persons > Social conditions Trials (Assault and battery)
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