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Georgia, Supreme Court, Americus : William ; slave; v State, July 1855

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Georgia : Supreme Court, 1855.
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Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)
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William (or Bill) was indicted for the murder of another slave, Caesar. Both worked at a livery stable in Columbus. There was a quarrel between Bill, Caesar and a third slave, Bob, which ended in Bill stabbing Caesar. Bill's counsel requested the court to instruct the jury that if it believed the other slaves at the stable had been allied against Bill then they should find him guilty only of manslaughter. The court refused this charge and Bill excepted. The Supreme Court upheld the verdict, finding that the aggressor throughout the incident had been Bill himself.
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Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2007. Digitized from a copy held by the Georgia Archives.
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Georgia Archives
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Material sourced from the Georgia Archives
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