A sentencing judge's finding that an act was 'deliberate and voluntary' is not inconsistent with a jury's verdict of not guilty of murder, because an act may be deliberate and voluntary without any connotation that the person intended a consequence such as the infliction of grievous bodily harm. Reasons for sentence should not be construed so as to equate a general reference to the prisoner's act with the specific unlawful and dangerous act subsequently identified by the judge.
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