Braking a motor with power transistors
Figure 5 of the datasheet shows the standard half H-bridge configuration with protection diodes. 







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Figure 1. Motor circuit.







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I would expect that you should be able to give maximum braking by holding closed one of the already closed switches and let the freewheel diodes look after the rest. This will initially maintain the current and rapidly cause dynamic braking.