Massachusetts's Judges Often Used This Procedure to Allow Offenders to Go

question 56

Multiple Choice

Massachusetts's judges often used this procedure to allow offenders to go free when they thought the statutory penalties were inhumane.

• A) Abjuration
• B) Motion to quash
• C) Probation
• D) Recognizance

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