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Leniency in Colonial New Jersey Courts Revealed
Rutgers law historian Stephen B. Presser traces leniency toward criminals to colonial times in New Jersey. He notes fines funded early public aid, expedited petty theft trials to avoid costly juries, and unequal treatment of slaves who faced harsher codes and punishments. The study appears in the Rutgers Law Journal.
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