North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : State v Laughlin (a slave), June 1862.

Indictment for arson for burning a barn and its contents. Debate over whether property was a barn as set out by the terms of the Statute. The lower court in a special verdict decided that it was not. The slave could not then be guilty of a capital felony. This decision was affirmed by the Supreme Co...

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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 Field crops Offenses against property Punishment Violence North Carolina > Robeson County
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