State v. Shockley

2 Del. 531
Superior Court of Delaware·Decided October 5, 1835·Published

Opinion

Some proof of negro being free required when indicted as a freenegro. In an indictment against a free negro for larceny, if there be no proof of his being free, or having acted as a free man, he must be acquitted. State vs. Shockley. Kent, October, 1835.

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