Aaron Burr Trial

Aaron Burr Trial


Legal Citation: 25 Fed. Cas. 187 (No. 14,694) (1807)

Prosecution
United States

Defendant
Former Vice-President Aaron Burr

Crime Charged
"Treason" within the meaning of Article III, section 3 of the Constitution

Chief Prosecutors
George Hay, William Wirt, Gordon MacRae

Chief Defense Lawyers
Edmund Randolph, John Wickham, Luther Martin, Benjamin Botts

Judges
Chief Justice John Marshall, District Judge Cyrus Griffin

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