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<blockquote data-quote="Old Rooster" data-source="post: 2799665" data-attributes="member: 108576"><p>A lawyer that specializes in that kind of law has this to say about Treason:</p><p>Bryan Caldwell</p><p>Retired Attorney, Professor of Constitutional Law Author has 6.1K answers and 10.8M answer views4y</p><p>Today, treason prosecutions are very unlikely. Here's much of an answer I've previously submitted to a similar question:</p><p></p><p>Article III, section 3 of the U.S. Constitution defines not only the crime of treason, but the standard of proof required to sustain a conviction.</p><p></p><p>But, you are unlikely, now or in the future, to see anyone charged with treason. There hasn't been a treason prosecution in the U.S. since the aftermath of WWII. Here's why.</p><p></p><p>Any act that would constitute treason would also be a violation of federal statutes, most likely the Espionage Act. Any crime other than treason can be proven by presenting a variety of evidence that convinces a jury beyond a reasonable doubt that every element of the offense was committed by the defendant.</p><p></p><p>Because treason is unique among crimes and can only be proven by confession in open court or by two witness to the same overt act, it is harder to prove than any other crime. A violation of any other crime can be proven by the testimony of a single witness - treason can not. A violation of any other crime can be proven by circumstantial evidence - treason can not.</p><p></p><p>The penalties for violation of the Espionage Act are just as severe as those for treason - up to and including the death penalty.</p><p></p><p>Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for providing atomic weapons information to the Soviets, but they weren't even charged with treason. They were convicted of violating the Espionage Act. All the names we connect with recent traitorous acts, Aldritch Ames, Robert Hanssen, John Walker, Jr., and others, were convicted of violating the Espionage Act - not treason.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old Rooster, post: 2799665, member: 108576"] A lawyer that specializes in that kind of law has this to say about Treason: Bryan Caldwell Retired Attorney, Professor of Constitutional Law Author has 6.1K answers and 10.8M answer views4y Today, treason prosecutions are very unlikely. Here's much of an answer I've previously submitted to a similar question: Article III, section 3 of the U.S. Constitution defines not only the crime of treason, but the standard of proof required to sustain a conviction. But, you are unlikely, now or in the future, to see anyone charged with treason. There hasn't been a treason prosecution in the U.S. since the aftermath of WWII. Here's why. Any act that would constitute treason would also be a violation of federal statutes, most likely the Espionage Act. Any crime other than treason can be proven by presenting a variety of evidence that convinces a jury beyond a reasonable doubt that every element of the offense was committed by the defendant. Because treason is unique among crimes and can only be proven by confession in open court or by two witness to the same overt act, it is harder to prove than any other crime. A violation of any other crime can be proven by the testimony of a single witness - treason can not. A violation of any other crime can be proven by circumstantial evidence - treason can not. The penalties for violation of the Espionage Act are just as severe as those for treason - up to and including the death penalty. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for providing atomic weapons information to the Soviets, but they weren't even charged with treason. They were convicted of violating the Espionage Act. All the names we connect with recent traitorous acts, Aldritch Ames, Robert Hanssen, John Walker, Jr., and others, were convicted of violating the Espionage Act - not treason. [/QUOTE]
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