Charges in the two murders that spawned the case were quickly dismissed; the focus of the trial was on property and salvage rights. Deportation of the defendants to Spain was advocated by [*] Van Buren, while John Quincy Adam
Charges in the two murders that spawned the case were quickly dismissed; the focus of the trial was on property and salvage rights. Deportation of the defendants to Spain was advocated by [*] Van Buren, while John Quincy Adams supported their request for repatriation, arguing their case before the Supreme Court, which ruled the defendants were free men, as their capture had been illegal. For 10 points—name this 1841  case about a Spanish slave ship.
Charges in the two murders that spawned the case were quickly dismissed; the focus of the trial was on property and salvage rights.
US v. Amistad