A sentencing judge who decides not to impose the standard non-parole period must still use it as a guidepost in formulating the ultimate sentence; total disregard of the standard non-parole period after deciding not to apply it constitutes sentencing error. However, such error will not necessarily lead to Crown appeal intervention where the sentence remains within the available range.
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