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22 July, 05:16

By the late 1840s, death penalty opposition became so prevalent in some northern states that it had become difficult to empanel juries in capital cases True False

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  1. 22 July, 08:20
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    Between 1825 and 1850, America passed through a time of reform. At that time the capital punishment was the order of the day and so many people were being executed, coupled with many abolitionist sentiment; people were against the death penalty and this gave birth to various abolitionist societies. Many poets even wrote on the abolition of the death penalty and by "late 1840s, death penalty opposition became so prevalent in some northern states that it had become difficult to empanel juries in capital cases."

    This quote can be found in the book titled "DeathQuest: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Capital Punishment" by Robert M. Bohm
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