Louisiana, Supreme Court, New Orleans : State v Isaac (a slave), April 1848 [printed].

Defendant, a slave, appeals from a judgement convicting him of murder. The slave was tried and found guilty of the murder of a slave called Jim, and brought the appeal on the grounds of irregularities in the proceedings in the inferior court. One of his complaints was that he had confessed to the mu...

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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 Death Jury Slaveholders Trials (Murder) Louisiana
Online Access:	Click for online access