conspiracy trial after Lincoln's assassination
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
trial
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| gptkbp:analyzes |
approximately two months
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| gptkbp:claims |
lack of due process
jurisdiction issues |
| gptkbp:conducted |
military commission
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| gptkbp:convictedOf |
conspiracy
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| gptkbp:court |
judicial independence
government accountability freedom of speech civil liberties due process rights national security policy political dissent executive power executive authority military justice system public perception of justice military-civilian relations civilian oversight of military actions future military trials U.S._legal_system historical_narratives_of_the_Civil_War historical_memory_of_Lincoln's_assassination American_legal_precedents |
| gptkbp:criticism |
civil rights advocates
|
| gptkbp:date |
May 1865
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| gptkbp:filingDate |
July 7, 1865
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| gptkbp:governedBy |
Judge_Advocate_General_Joseph_Holt
|
| gptkbp:heldIn |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first trial of its kind in U.S. history
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
conspiracy trial after Lincoln's assassination
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
public opinion
|
| gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:John_Wilkes_Booth
gptkb:David_Herold gptkb:Mary_Surratt gptkb:Lewis_Powell George Atzerodt |
| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
military tribunal
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
post-Civil_War_justice
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
historians
four defendants hanged one defendant acquitted three defendants imprisoned |
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:assassination_of_Abraham_Lincoln
|
| gptkbp:research |
testimonies from witnesses
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
controversy over legality
|
| gptkbp:role |
aided_Booth's_escape
assigned_to_kill_Vice_President_Andrew_Johnson attacked_Secretary_of_State_William_H._Seward landlady_of_Booth |