You are tasked with addressing Crimes Against the State as presented in Module 7's course learning materials. Be sure to thoroughly address the following prompts/questions in your initial discussion post and peer replies:

a. What do you find most interesting as it relates to the elements, burden of proof, and potential penalties of the crime of treason (federal and/or state applications)?

b. What is the difference between treason and espionage?

c. Any other topic area of interest for your classmates' consideration.

Ideally, students will provide at least one criminal case example to support their position. Reference material in Chapter 13 in the Samaha text discusses Crimes Against the State in great detail.

Course Material: Chapter 7

Title: Criminal Law

Author: Joel Samaha

Edition: 12th Edition

Year: 2017

Publisher: Cengage Learning

ISBN: 978-1-305-57738-1