La individualización judicial de las sanciones

AutorPrudencio C. Moreno Trapiella
Páginas137-191
CAPÍTULO IV
LA INDIVIDUALIZACIÓN JUDICIAL
DE LAS SANCIONES
I. LA INDIVIDUALIZACIÓN JUDICIAL DE LAS PENAS
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