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==Judgement==

==Judgement==

[[Image:Lincoln conspirators2.jpg|right|200px|thumb|July 7, 1865: left to right, seated, are Mary Surratt (under the umbrella), Lewis Powell (behind the beam), David Herold, and George Atzerodt.]]

[[Image:Lincoln conspirators2.jpg|right|200px|thumb|July 7, 1865: left to right, seated, are Mary Surratt (under the umbrella), Lewis Powell (behind the beam), David Herold, and George Atzerodt.]]

The seven week-long trial was over.  On June 29, 1865, the Commission met in a secret session to begin its review of the evidence.  A majority vote was required for any guilty verdict, and a death sentence required the votes of at least six members.  The next day, the Commission read the verdicts:

The seven week-long trial was over.  On June 29, 1865, the Commission met in a secret session to begin its review of the evidence.  A majority vote was required for any guilty [[verdict]], and a [[death penalty|death sentence]] required the votes of at least six members.  The next day, the Commission read the verdicts:

*Dr. Samuel Mudd: life in prison at hard labor.

*Dr. Samuel Mudd: life in prison at hard labor.

*Samuel Arnold: life in prison at hard labor.

*Samuel Arnold: life in prison at hard labor.