A sentencing judge must not sentence an offender on a factual basis that is inconsistent with the plea accepted by the prosecution and the prosecution's express position on criminal responsibility. Where the State accepts a plea to a lesser offence and expressly states that the offender is not criminally responsible for more serious injuries, the sentencing judge is not entitled to treat the offender as equally culpable for those more serious injuries.
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