A sentencing judge is not required to expressly refer to the totality principle or to expressly state that a 'last look' has been taken at the aggregate sentence; it is sufficient if the application of the principle is discernible from the reasons as a whole and the sentences imposed. The allowance of partial concurrency after identifying common features of offences demonstrates application of the totality principle.
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