Sentences of 4 years and 5½ years' imprisonment (cumulative) for two counts of manufacturing methylamphetamine, where the offender had an extensive criminal record and committed the second offence while on bail, are within the range of sound sentencing discretion. A sentencing judge's failure to expressly quantify the discount for guilty pleas under s 8(4) of the Sentencing Act 1995 (WA), while unfortunate, does not warrant appellate intervention where no different sentence should have been passed.
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