Case Name: United States v. Betty Bell alias Mullican, a free Mulatto
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1802-11
Citations: 1 Cranch 94
Docket Number: 
Parties: United States v. Betty Bell alias Mullican, a free Mulatto.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 1
Pages: 94–94

Head Matter:
United States v. Betty Bell alias Mullican, a free Mulatto.
A slave may be a witness on a prosecution against a free mulatto, in Alexandria county.

Opinion:
Indictment for stealing. Slaves were permitted to be sworn on the part of the United States against the prisoner. Old Acts of Virginia, 348; Rev. Co. 199, 2Ó0; Act of 1801, Jan. 21, § 4.