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In fact, the soldiers were not punished. They were held for trial, but patriot John Adams agreed to defend them, in order to ensure a fair trial (and not alienate moderates from the Patriot cause), and did so successfully.

Two of the British soldiers were punished for manslaughter by having an "m" branded on their thumbs. This was considered a light punishment at that time, but was to ensure they could not escape harsher punishment for manslaughter in any subsequent trial.

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The results of the trail of the British solider was that 6 of the solider were acquitted and 2 found guilty of manslaughter. The two guilty solider pleaded for the benefit of clergy but still received a brand of M on their thumbs so they could not use that plead again.

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The verdict of the trial was yomamma

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