Grenville moved smuggling trials from civil courts to vice-admiralty courts because
a. the civil courts had too many cases.
b. the harsh penalties handed down by civil courts drove up black market prices and actually increased smuggling.
c. colonial smugglers found sympathetic juries in civil courts.
d. rival factions in Parliament had control of judges in civil courts.
C
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