Where an offender's cooperation with police existed at the time of sentencing but a letter of recognition was not before the sentencing judge through no fault of the offender, the absence of the letter constitutes a miscarriage of justice warranting appellate intervention and resentencing. On resentencing, the original sentences may be treated as a ceiling with an appropriate discount applied for cooperation.
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