The Pearce v The Queen approach to structuring sentences for multiple offences (partial accumulation) is a commended course but is not mandatory, as qualified by Johnson v The Queen. Where the total effective sentence is within the discretionary range, the appellate court will not intervene merely because the sentencing structure is unconventional. Sentencing judges are not required to cite guideline judgments or elaborate upon sentencing principles in their remarks, provided the remarks adequately explain the sentence.
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