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Copyright © 1996 by Michael Tonry
First published in 1996 by Oxford University Press, Inc.
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Tonry, Michael H.
Sentencing matters / Michael Tonry.
p. cm. —(Studies in crime and public policy)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-19-509498-0
ISBN 0-19-512293-3 (pbk.)
1. Sentences (Criminal procedure)—United States.
2. Sentences (Criminal Procedure) I. Title. II. Series.
KF9685. T66 1996
345.73'0772—dc20 [347.305772] 95-5925

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