When accumulating a sentence upon a pre-existing sentence after finding special circumstances, sentencing judges should expressly acknowledge the impact on the overall NPP-to-total-sentence ratio and the reduction in parole period, though failure to state the precise percentage is not fatal if the record otherwise demonstrates advertence to the effect of accumulation. Defence practitioners challenging such sentences must demonstrate from the record that the erosion of the special circumstances finding was inadvertent rather than a deliberate exercise of discretion.
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