The case confirms that further evidence on a sentencing appeal will not be received where it would have made no difference to the sentences imposed. The normal and expected effects of imprisonment on a prisoner's family do not provide a basis for interfering with a proper exercise of the sentencing discretion. Consistency in sentencing requires consistency of application of principle, not numerical consistency between sentences imposed on different offenders.
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