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Section 87 of chapter 276 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- A judge may exercise discretion in placing a defendant on probation and consider the following: (i) age; (ii) nature of the defendant’s military service, if any; (iii) education; (iv) injuries or wounds sustained; (v) military discipline record, if the defendant served in the military; (vi) past and current medical status; (vii) family and medical psychological reports; (viii) nature of past criminal convictions, if any; (ix) age of previous criminal convictions, if any convictions occurred; and (x) employment status.
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