Farinacci, Prospero, 1554-1618
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- Catholic Church. Rota Romana. Sacrae Rotae Romanae decisionum a Prospero Farinaccio ... 1716.
- LC in OCLC, 9-20-88(hdg.: Farinacci, Prospero, 1554-1618; usage: P. Farinacii ...)
- MoSU-L/CL files(usage: Prosp. Farinacii, Prospero Farinacio [in English])
- Ferrari, L. Onomasticon(Farinacci, Prospero; 1554-1618)
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Prospero Farinacci (1 November 1554 – 31 December 1618) was an Italian Renaissance jurist, lawyer and judge. His Praxis et Theorica Criminalis (Practice and Theory of Criminal Law) was the strongest influence on criminal law in Civil law countries until the Age of Enlightenment. Farinacci defended Beatrice Cenci who was accused of killing her father in the most famous criminal case of the time. As a judge he was known for his harsh sentencing.
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