State v. Samuel

2 Del. Cas. 76, 1796 Del. LEXIS 65
Delaware County Court of Quarter Sessions·Decided December 19, 1796·Published

Opinion

Indictment for burglary.

The Court being doubtful of its having jurisdiction to try free Negroes for capital offences, the prisoner was remanded to prison. The witnesses recognized to appear at the next Court of Oyer and Terminer, to which court the Attorney General removes this cause by certiorari. By 1 Body Laws 94, Court of Oyer and Terminer only authorized to try capital' offences.

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State v. Samuel, 2 Del. Cas. 76, 1796 Del. LEXIS 65 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1796).

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