Commonwealth v. Chase (1831) is often cited as an early example of how corporal punishment was first used in the United States.

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Commonwealth v. Chase (1831) is not about the first use of corporal punishment in the United States; corporal punishment was used long before this case. This case is often cited in discussions about legal precedents and principles, not specifically about the origins of corporal punishment in the U.S. legal system.

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