To enliven Verdins principle 5 (that imprisonment will weigh more heavily on a mentally ill prisoner), there must be cogent expert evidence linking the offender's mental condition to the likely impact of imprisonment; a report diagnosing a condition without addressing its effect in a prison setting is insufficient. Arguments abandoned at the sentencing hearing cannot be revived on appeal absent exceptional circumstances.
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