The general guide of a 25-35% discount for an early guilty plea may be departed from where the offender has given inconsistent and exculpatory accounts that fall short of full acceptance of responsibility, with a discount of approximately 19% being within range in such circumstances. Even where a sentencing judge may have erred in sentencing on a broader factual basis than was open, the sentence will not be disturbed under s 689(3) of the Criminal Code (WA) if the sentence is justified on the proper factual basis.
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