An offender's health conditions taken into account in fixing the head sentence are automatically reflected in the non-parole period; further reduction of the non-parole period on the same basis constitutes impermissible double counting. A guilty plea entered on the date fixed for trial warrants a discount towards the lower end of the 10-25% range established in Thomson and Houlton, absent exceptional complexity or other particular benefits.
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