TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For consistency, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: SEE YOU IN COURT 
Clue: Perhaps because no one could figure out what he'd been trying to do, Aaron Burr was acquitted of this in 1807

SOLUTION: treason

PROBLEM: Category: YOU, ME & DUE PROCESS 
Clue: In 1970 the Supreme Court held for the first time that due process required proof of guilt "beyond" this

SOLUTION: reasonable doubt

PROBLEM: Category: FAMOUS RAYS 
Clue: One of the great jazz trios had Oscar Peterson on piano, Ed Thigpen on drums & Ray Brown plucking this

SOLUTION:
bass