“Burr was arrested for treason and for trying to incite a war against Spain. He was acquitted by Chief Justice John Marshall,who applied a strict definition of treason. The acquittal only sharpened Jefferson’s contempt for “the original error of establishing a judiciary independent of the nation.”51 Chernow, Ron. Alexander Hamilton (p. 721). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. Chernow, Ron. Alexander Hamilton (p. 721). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. ”
