Where a sentencing judge indicates to counsel that expert evidence is accepted by the Crown and the only dispute is as to weight, the judge cannot then reject the evidence entirely without affording the offender an opportunity to address that potential finding; and the utilitarian value of a guilty plea, willingness to facilitate the course of justice, and remorse are three conceptually distinct mitigating factors that must each be addressed where discrete submissions are made.
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