A sentencing judge's failure to expressly refer to the Dinsdale two-stage process for considering suspended imprisonment does not necessarily demonstrate error, provided the sentencing remarks read as a whole show that the judge considered all relevant sentencing factors and appreciated that immediate imprisonment could only be imposed if no lesser option was appropriate. A sentence of 18 months' imprisonment for a planned aggravated burglary of a dwelling involving $15,000 worth of stolen property is within the sound discretionary range.
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