The Court held that sentences of 22 years per count for murder of young children by a parent with significant mental health mitigation and Verdins principles applicable remain within range, and that a total effective sentence of 26 years and 6 months with a 20-year non-parole period is not manifestly excessive even with powerful mitigating factors.
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