United States case was the first time in history the Supreme Court continued a conviction of treason. The defendant, Hans Max Haupt sheltered, assisted in the purchase of a car, and aided in the search for a job in a factory where Nordern bomb sights were manufactured to his, Herbert Haupt an enemy spy wanting to sabotage American war industry. Even though these are acts a father would certainly preform, it did not fully relieve the acts of helping an enemy. For each act, there was at least two witnesses, so according to Article Three, Haupt was convicted of treason before reaching the Supreme Court. The conviction was sustained 8-1 when reaching the Supreme Court (Haupt v. United
United States case was the first time in history the Supreme Court continued a conviction of treason. The defendant, Hans Max Haupt sheltered, assisted in the purchase of a car, and aided in the search for a job in a factory where Nordern bomb sights were manufactured to his, Herbert Haupt an enemy spy wanting to sabotage American war industry. Even though these are acts a father would certainly preform, it did not fully relieve the acts of helping an enemy. For each act, there was at least two witnesses, so according to Article Three, Haupt was convicted of treason before reaching the Supreme Court. The conviction was sustained 8-1 when reaching the Supreme Court (Haupt v. United