Surratt trial

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mary_Surratt
gptkbp:aftermath led to discussions on civil liberties
gptkbp:artistic_legacy controversial figure in American history
gptkbp:birth_date 1823
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Mount_Olivet_Cemetery
gptkbp:clinical_trial gptkb:Old_Arsenal_Penitentiary
approximately 2 months
three defendants were sentenced to life imprisonment
four defendants were executed
on future military trials in the U. S.
one defendant was acquitted
gptkbp:convicted_of gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
July 7, 1865
May 1865
argued for a civilian trial
held later in 1867
gptkbp:court gptkb:George_Atzerodt
gptkb:David_Herold
gptkb:Lewis_Powell
gptkb:Frederick_Aiken
debate over military jurisdiction
gptkbp:death_date 1865
gptkbp:defense lack of evidence
claimed she was unaware of the conspiracy
gptkbp:exhibited_at testimony from witnesses
gptkbp:family Southern sympathizers
gptkbp:fate fled to Canada
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:historical_analysis subject of many books and articles
gptkbp:historical_context post-Civil War America
gptkbp:historical_impact debate over military vs. civilian trials
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Surratt trial
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:John_Wilkes_Booth
gptkb:Mary_Surratt
gptkbp:judges gptkb:General_David_Hunter
gptkbp:judicial_review marked a significant moment in U. S. legal history
gptkbp:legal_issue gptkb:legal_case
conspiracy to assassinate
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive coverage by newspapers
gptkbp:mother gptkb:John_Surratt
gptkbp:outcome Mary Surratt was convicted
remains debated by historians.
gptkbp:precedent influenced future trials of conspirators
gptkbp:public_perception controversial
seen as a political trial
gptkbp:related_to assassination of Abraham Lincoln
gptkbp:role owner of the boarding house
gptkbp:significance first woman executed by the U. S. government
gptkbp:technique hanging
gptkbp:year 1865