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Our Town
In 1991, Governor William Weld modified parole regulations and
permitted women to seek commutation if they could present evidence
indicating they suffered from battered women's syndrome. A short while
later, the Governor, citing spousal abuse as his impetus, released
seven women convicted of killing their husbands, and the Great and
General Court of Massachusetts enacted Mass. Gen. L. ch. 233 ยง 23E
(1993), which permits the introduction of evidence of abuse in
criminal trials. These decisive acts brought the issue of domestic
abuse to the public's attention and l ....
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