Where co-offenders are sentenced by the same judge at the same time, an appellate court should be cautious about finding unjustified disparity, as the inference is that the sentencing judge took account of relevant similarities and differences. Personality disorders may be relevant to sentencing in the same manner as other mental illnesses, but only where supported by expert evidence of clinically significant impairment.
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