Where an offender voluntarily confesses to offences the police could not otherwise have proven, that circumstance by itself entitles the offender to substantial leniency in sentencing. A sentencing judge who identifies special circumstances under s 5(2) of the Sentencing Act must give practical effect to that finding by structuring the total effective sentence so that the additional term exceeds one-third of the minimum term.
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