U.S. History
In 1807, Marshall wrote the opinion for United States vs. this politician, making standards of evidence for treason.
Who is Aaron Burr?
John Marshall presided over Aaron Burr’s treason trial; Burr was eventually acquitted. Thomas Jefferson directed the prosecution team, and later it was recorded that Jefferson considered Burr “a danger to the republic.” Burr infamously killed Alexander Hamilton in 1804.