The Rosenbergs were tried and convicted of espionage. They were never charged, tried nor convicted of treason. "treason could not be charged because the United States was not at war with the Soviet Union" http://www.history.com/this-da... Ì¢âÂÒThe U.S. government did not indict the Rosenbergs for Treason and might have encountered constitutional difficulties if it had pursued such an indictment. Article III, Section 3, of the Constitution defines treason as giving "aid and comfort" to the enemies of the United States. During World War II, the Soviet Union was an ally, not an enemy, of the United States. Further, the Constitution requires that every "overt act of treason" be witnessed by two persons. Yet, as the trial revealed, many of the conspiratorial acts committed by the Rosenbergs were witnessed by only one person.Ì¢âÂå http://legal-dictionary.thefre...
The Rosenbergs were tried and convicted of espionage. They were never charged, tried nor convicted of treason. "treason could not be charged because the United States was not at war with the Soviet Union" http://www.history.com/this-da... Ì¢âÂÒThe U.S. government did not indict the Rosenbergs for Treason and might have encountered constitutional difficulties if it had pursued such an indictment. Article III, Section 3, of the Constitution defines treason as giving "aid and comfort" to the enemies of the United States. During World War II, the Soviet Union was an ally, not an enemy, of the United States. Further, the Constitution requires that every "overt act of treason" be witnessed by two persons. Yet, as the trial revealed, many of the conspiratorial acts committed by the Rosenbergs were witnessed by only one person.Ì¢âÂå http://legal-dictionary.thefre...