Where a sentencing judge applies an incorrect maximum penalty that substantially overstates the true maximum, the error will generally be material and require resentencing. The appellate court's jurisdiction to resentence extends to all offences, including those not directly affected by the error, where the erroneous sentences were concurrent and the error was capable of affecting the assessment of overall criminality informing the total effective sentence.
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