North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : State v Jim (a slave), June 1828 [printed].

Jim was indicted for assault with intent to commit rape on a white woman, Martha Jenkins. Before the trial Jim's counsel challenged the swearing of jurors who were not slave-owners; this was overruled by the court. Jim was found guilty; his counsel then moved in arrest of judgment because the c...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Enslaved persons > Legal status, laws, etc. Court records Law Enslaved persons > Social conditions Trials (Assault and battery) Trials (Rape) North Carolina > New Hanover County
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