A sentencing judge may not apply a mathematical deduction from the sentence for mental illness in a complex case involving multiple interacting factors; the correct approach is to weigh mental illness as part of the instinctive synthesis. The description of MDMA as a 'mid-range drug' is irrelevant to the assessment of criminality. The role of a facilitator or intermediary in drug and money laundering offences may be more significant than the time in physical possession of the drugs. Where offences involve separate offending, concurrent sentences are usually inappropriate even where the offences were committed contemporaneously.
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