A sentencing judge who expressly acknowledges the totality principle and the need to apply it is not required to descend to specifics as to the precise mechanism by which totality was achieved. The absence of express reference to moderation of the sentence is not significant where the sentencing remarks adopt a broad focus on ensuring appropriate relativity. The sentences themselves, if within the available range, may support the inference that moderation occurred.
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