A sentencing judge's reasons need not expressly refer to each Verdins principle by number; it is sufficient if the substance of the principle is addressed in the reasons. Where an offender's knowledge of the consequences of drug use is established by evidence in medical reports and is not challenged at the plea hearing, a finding beyond reasonable doubt of such knowledge is open.
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