Where offences arise from the same incident but involve distinct acts (such as aggravated burglary followed by assault after the victim retreated, and opportunistic theft during the assault), partial cumulation of the burglary sentence and total cumulation of the theft sentence on the head sentence for assault may be appropriate. Prior convictions for violence against family members are not to be treated as less serious than violence against strangers for sentencing purposes.
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