The totality principle does not involve two separate limbs — one addressing objective considerations (overall criminality) and one addressing subjective considerations (whether the sentence is 'crushing'). A two-stage approach to totality is inconsistent with the instinctive synthesis methodology. Sentencing judges are not required to articulate a detailed formula of words concerning the totality principle; it is sufficient that the application of the principle is discernible from the reasons as a whole and the sentence imposed. The concept of a 'crushing sentence' is not a separate limb but one consideration within the overall instinctive synthesis.
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