Initially found guilty, the verdict was overturned on appeal, but the controversy caused by the case contributed to the growing debate within Britain about the slave trade.
Fe’i cafwyd yn euog i ddechrau, cafodd y dyfarniad ei wyrdroi ar apêl, ond cyfrannodd y dadlau a achoswyd gan yr achos at y ddadl gynyddol ym Mhrydain ynglŷn â'r fasnach gaethweision.