A sentencing judge commits legal error by treating an offender's difficult personal history as entirely irrelevant to sentencing; such history must be given some weight, albeit reduced weight on subsequent offending. An offender's willingness to assist authorities in the prosecution of co-offenders warrants leniency even where the assistance was not ultimately required.
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