The treason trial of Aaron Burr
Subtitle: law, politics, and the character wars of the new nation
By: R. Kent Newmyer
Series: Cambridge studies on the American Constitution
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9781107022188; 9781107606616
Subjects: Politics and government; Trials, litigation; Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807; Trials (Treason)
Description: Explores the treason trial of Aaron Burr and discusses the rights of criminal defendants, the constitutional definition of treason, and the meaning of separation of powers in the Constitution.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Jefferson and Burr on the road to Richmond; title: Jefferson and Marshall square off; title: Legal theater in Richmond: Aaron Burr front-and-center; title: Treason law for America: the lawyers grapple; title: Judging the judge.