Discuss the significance of the decision in Commonwealth v. Chase.
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In the 1830 case of Commonwealth v. Chase, often cited as an example of the early use of release on recognizance, Judge Peter Oxenbridge Thacher found the defendant (Jerusha Chase) guilty on her plea, suspended the imposition of sentence, and ruled that the defendant was permitted to be released upon her word that she would reappear at a later date for her next court appearance. Recognizance came to be used in Massachusetts as a means of avoiding a final conviction of young and minor offenders in the hope that they would avoid further criminal behavior. The main thrust of recognizance was to humanize criminal law and to mitigate its harshness. Although recognizance was illegal in 1830, it is used today to ensure a defendant's presence in court and is neither a disposition nor a form of supervision in itself.
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a. True b. False
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