If inadequate information about an offender's past or promised future cooperation with law enforcement is placed before a sentencing judge, a miscarriage of justice will ordinarily occur, which may ground an appeal against sentence. The sentencing court's function must not be constrained by prosecutorial decisions about whether to provide letters of comfort or recognition; all relevant facts and circumstances of cooperation must be placed before the court.
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