Which of Marshall's views caused him to have opposed executions?
They constituted cruel and unusual punishment
They were unconstitutional
They were unfair
They were biased against minorities
Answer
John Marshall opposed capital punishment because he believed that it constituted cruel and unusual punishment. He believed that the death penalty was not necessary to deter crime and that it was morally wrong to take a person's life. Marshall also believed that the death penalty was not a fair punishment, as it was not applied equally to all people.
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