Case Name: United States v. Negro Patrick, a Slave
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1812-12
Citations: 2 Cranch 66
Docket Number: 
Parties: United States v. Negro Patrick, a Slave.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 2
Pages: 66–66

Head Matter:
United States v. Negro Patrick, a Slave.
An attempt, by a slave, to ravish a white woman is punishable by death.
The defendant, a slave, was convicted of an attempt to ravish a white woman. The indictment was under the Act of Assembly of Maryland, 1751, c. 14, <§> 2.

Opinion:
Judgment of death was entered on the 30th of January, 1813, and executed on the 11th of March. The slave was valued by the Court, at 400 dollars, according to the 7th section of the act.