An offender's significantly more extensive criminal history provides a proper basis to distinguish their sentence from co-offenders for parity purposes, bearing directly on moral culpability, rehabilitation prospects, dangerous propensity, and the weight of specific deterrence. General deterrence is of prime importance in sentencing for reckless driving to evade police.
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