Where a sentencing judge imposes sentences of similar magnitude for offences of significantly different gravity within the same sentencing exercise, this inconsistency may provide a basis for arguing manifest excess. A sentencing judge should expressly refer to the principle of totality when sentencing for a large number of offences, and should explain the exercise of discretion regarding continuing criminal enterprise provisions and their impact on sentence.
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