Where a period of pre-sentence custody is exclusively referable to the offences for which sentence is being passed, the sentence should be backdated for an equivalent period rather than allowing an unquantified discount, following R v McHugh and R v Howard. The failure to quantify a guilty plea discount does not necessarily constitute appealable error where the sentence imposed is otherwise eloquent of the fact that a significant discount was allowed.
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