10th March 1762: The execution of Jean Calas prompts debates on religious intolerance and judicial injustice in France
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Jean Calas was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death by breaking on the wheel, but the case had been marred by inconsistencies and a lack of conclusive evidence that prompted Voltaire to argue Calas had been a victim of religious prejudice and a flawed judicial ...