A sentencing judge's finding of 'no evidence of remorse' may constitute error where evidence of shame, disappointment and regret exists in the material before the court, even if counsel did not specifically draw attention to that evidence in submissions on remorse. The degree of accumulation of sentences for overlapping drug supply offences must be explained and justified, particularly where co-offenders received lesser accumulation.
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