When sentencing an offender whose parole has been cancelled, the totality principle requires the sentencing court to take into account the entire parole sentence (not merely the unserved balance) and its effect on both the head sentence and the non-parole period. A co-offender's s 6AAA declaration should not be used as a benchmark for sentencing the appellant, as such declarations are not sentences and are attended by a significant degree of artificiality.
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