The totality principle does not require any particular verbal formula or a separate 'last look' step; it is sufficient that the sentencing judge is alert to the need to ensure the total sentence bears a proper relationship to overall criminality. The minimum period under a Commonwealth recognizance release order should be determined by reference to the minimum time justice requires the offender to serve, not by reference to the proportion it bears to the total effective sentence.
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