The Grenada Court of Oyer and Terminer opened in St George’s on 27 June 1796 to process people named in an act of attainder. Because the attainder had already declared the named people guilty, the court’s task centered on identity and mitigation rather than an ordinary trial of guilt. Over 460 participants were named; enslaved people were not treated as treason defendants in this court.
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What was the special court’s main task for people named in the attainder?
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The attainder had already declared those named guilty; the special court confirmed identity and heard mitigation.
The special court opened on 27 June 1796 to process people already named in the attainder.
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The attainder preceded the hearings and had declared those named guilty.