Where a sentencing judge goes beyond a tentative indication and announces the sentence to be imposed, and the parties accept that sentence as appropriate, the judge cannot depart from the announced sentence without giving the parties notice and an opportunity to make further submissions. Departure without such notice constitutes a denial of procedural fairness resulting in practical injustice, regardless of the reason for the departure. The manifest excess ground was not determined but the Court indicated the original sentence was within range.
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