An error by a sentencing judge as to the maximum penalty available for a count does not necessarily constitute a material sentencing error; the materiality depends on the nature of the error and the circumstances of the case, including the sentence actually imposed on that count relative to the overall sentencing exercise. When sentencing on multiple counts across separate presentments, the judge's role is to consider the total criminality and is not confined by the division into presentments when ordering cumulation.
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