An erroneous statement by a sentencing judge that Bugmy principles 'run out' after a certain period does not vitiate the sentence where the judge in fact gave full weight to the offender's deprived background in the sentencing exercise. The weight to be given to an offender's deprived background must be assessed against the competing sentencing considerations of community protection, general and specific deterrence, and denunciation, particularly where the offending is objectively serious and the offender has a significant prior record.
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