endant , ▁allowing ▁the ▁authorities ▁to ▁det ain ▁that ▁person ▁for ▁the ▁good ▁of ▁society . ▁ ▁Tri al ▁of ▁James ▁Had field ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 8 0 0 , ▁James ▁Had field ▁attempted ▁to ▁assass inate ▁King ▁George ▁III ▁at ▁the ▁Dr ury ▁Lane ▁Theatre . ▁His ▁statement ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁arrest ▁was : ▁" It ▁is ▁not ▁over ▁yet ▁– ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁more ▁and ▁worse ▁to ▁be ▁done " ▁which ▁the ▁pro sec ution ▁used ▁to ▁argue ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁s ane ▁enough ▁to ▁plan ▁the ▁event ▁and ▁then ▁carry ▁it ▁to ▁f ru ition . ▁Later , ▁however , ▁Had field ▁changed ▁his ▁story ▁and ▁maintained ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁" not ▁attempted ▁to ▁kill ▁the ▁King ". ▁ ▁Because ▁the ▁intended ▁victim ▁was ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁James ▁Had field ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁tre ason . ▁ ▁This ▁charge ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁critical ▁in ▁determ ining ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁case ▁because ▁it ▁entitled ▁him ▁to ▁several ▁rights ▁that ▁were ▁not ▁given ▁to ▁crim inals ▁who ▁had ▁attempted ▁to ▁kill ▁an ▁ordinary ▁person . ▁First ▁of ▁all , ▁the ▁testim ony ▁of ▁two ▁witness es , ▁instead ▁of ▁just ▁one , ▁was ▁needed ▁to ▁prove ▁him ▁guilty , ▁since ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁ordinary ▁crime ▁( The ▁Tre ason ▁Act ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁to ▁make ▁tre ason ▁by ▁attempting ▁to ▁kill ▁the ▁King ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁rules ▁of ▁evidence ▁and