A sentence of 4 years' imprisonment for attempting to traffick five times a large commercial quantity of 1,4-BD, cumulative upon an existing sentence, was held not manifestly inadequate where the offender suffered an acquired brain injury reducing moral culpability, the guilty plea had significant utilitarian value, and the totality principle required adjustment to avoid disproportionate cumulative incarceration. The R v Verdins principles may significantly reduce sentences even for very serious drug trafficking offences where there is solid neuropsychological evidence of cognitive impairment affecting decision-making at the time of offending.
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