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1770年3月5日,波士顿国王大街,海关大楼前的广场上空响起了一串枪声。波士顿居民和驻扎本地的英国士兵发生冲突,骚乱中5名殖民地居民中枪身亡,这就是著名的波士顿大屠杀,为日后美国革命埋下了种子。三周后,大陪审团指控普利斯顿上尉及其8名属下涉嫌谋杀罪,如果罪名成立,这些英军士兵将被处以死刑。屠杀案在当地激起了极大的民愤,愤怒的民众要求法庭严惩凶手。回顾当时的历史背景,不难发现,这绝不是一起简单的刑事案件。时值大英
March 5, 1770, King of Boston Avenue, the square in front of the Customs Building sounded a series of gunshots. Conflicts between Boston residents and British troops stationed there killed five colonial residents in a riot, the famous Boston massacre that sowed seeds for the future U.S. revolution. Three weeks later, the grand jury accused Captain Princeton and his eight suspects of murder and, if found guilty, would be punished with the death penalty. The case of massacre aroused great indignation in the area, and angry people requested the court to punish the murderer severely. Looking back at the historical background at the time, it is not hard to find out that this is by no means a simple criminal case. British time