Were slaves ever put on trial?

[Nathan Ross]

the soldier is the one to be punished.

Heh, good point! And his comrades too, if we take these rulings seriously:

(8) Anyone who did not defend his superior in rank when he could have done so is in the same condition as if he had attacked him; but if he was unable to resist, he should be pardoned.

Although I think we've discussed before whether and to what extent the various rulings in the various digests were applied in reality, particularly as regards very draconian-sounding military punishments...