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The Republic of Hawaii government had one trial for treason after the failed 1895 Counter-Revolution in Hawaii. Those charged were found guilty, but pardoned after serving time in prison. [10] Charles T. Gulick (1841–1897), former cabinet minister; Robert William Wilcox (1855–1903), military leader, later delegate to US Congress
During the American Civil War, treason trials were held in Indianapolis against Copperheads for conspiring with the Confederacy against the United States. [60] [61] In addition to treason trials, the federal government passed new laws that allowed prosecutors to try people for the charge of disloyalty. [62]
The Constitution defines treason as specific acts, namely "levying War against [the United States], or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort." A contrast is therefore maintained with the English law, whereby crimes including conspiring to kill the King or "violating" the Queen, were punishable as treason.
People convicted of treason against a state of the United States (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "People convicted of treason against the United States" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Treason cases were rare in Russia 30 years ago, with only a handful brought annually. In the past decade and especially since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, however, the number has soared, along ...
Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. [1] This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplomats, or its secret services for a hostile and foreign power, or attempting to kill its head of state.
Treason cases have been rare in Russia in the last 30 years, with a handful annually. ... also were arrested on treason charges in recent years. One of them, Anatoly Maslov, 77, was convicted and ...
In 2023, Russia opened 70 treason cases for treason, according to a report by Perviy Otdel. Defendants were found guilty in 37 of these cases. Defendants were found guilty in 37 of these cases.