Uncharged acts of a similar character to the offence being sentenced may be taken into account for purposes of personal deterrence, moral culpability, rehabilitation prospects, and community protection, but cannot be used as matters of aggravation to increase what would otherwise be a proportionate sentence. A prosecution that fails to seek a finding of ongoing criminal enterprise at the sentencing hearing cannot raise that contention for the first time on appeal.
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