An offender's mental illness does not automatically reduce the weight of general deterrence; whether it does depends on the entire circumstances of the case. Where the same judge sentences co-offenders and explains the reasons for different sentences, considerable obstacles face an applicant seeking to invoke the parity principle. Time spent in custody overseas pending extradition should be taken into account in fixing the commencement date of a sentence.
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