Petition #20684401
- Scriven County, Georgia. October 29, 1844. - circa October 1844.
- Court: Superior
- Salutation: To the Honorable John Shly [sic] judge of the Superior Court in and for the Middle District in said State
Abstract
Wyatt Starke states that on 20 October 1844, his slave, Guy, was convicted and sentenced to death for the charges of "Burglary in the night time, Robbery and an Assault of an aggravated nature." Starke states that at the trial in the Inferior Court, he made several objections on procedural and evidential grounds, but that the slave was found guilty despite his efforts. He now asks that the court review the case and order the constable "to desist and refrain from all further proceedings under said sentence until further order of your Honor."
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 5
- Related documents: Injunction, 1 November 1844; Acknowledgment, George Pollock, William Taylor, Peter Reddick, Edmund B. Gross, Henry R. Roberts, Alexander Kemp, Jacob Freeman and Ransom Rogers, 1 November 1844; Court Opinion and Order, October Term 1844; Sheriff's Return, 22 December 1844; Court Records, Trial Proceedings for Guy, 10 October 1844, 17 October 1844, 18 October 1844;
- Pages of related documents: 9
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Citation information
Repository: Screven County Courthouse, Sylvania, Georgia
- Records of the Superior Court, Miscellaneous Records, Court of Ordinary 1844
- Page: 1-14
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