A sentencing judge does not fall into appellable error by failing to refer to assistance rendered by an offender to law enforcement authorities where the offender specifically requested non-disclosure due to serious safety concerns. The discount for assistance to authorities should not be reduced merely because the offender is not currently in protection, where the assistance is of such a high order that discovery would place the offender at very serious risk. The Court adopted a split judgment device (public reasons plus sealed confidential supplementary reasons) to balance transparency with informer safety on appeal.
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