The Flimsy Case Against Mary Surratt

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There was no precedence for a crime of murder against a sitting President
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Actually there was an attempted assassination of Andrew Jackson years earlier. The assassin was tried in a civilian court.

Mike

Yes, that was an "attempt" on President Jackson what we are talking about is outright murder. Attempted murder and murder, under the law, is two very different things. Two very different burdens of proof.