The R v Major approach of considering what separate sentences would have been imposed before arriving at a single sentence under s 18A does not apply to 'course of conduct' cases where the offences are interrelated and each is aggravated by the others. In such cases, the sentencing judge may go directly to the single sentence. There is no maximum discount range of 30-40% for guilty pleas; the extent of any reduction is a matter for the sentencing judge's discretion.
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