Where a sentencing judge finds aggravated sexual assault offences fall 'just short' of the worst category, the starting point for sentence must approximate the upper range of the maximum permissible sentence. Multiple sexual assault offences separated in time and location should be made partially cumulative. The totality principle extends to encompass the period of incarceration being served at the time of escape when structuring accumulated sentences.
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