A sentencing judge who allows a discount for a guilty plea at the lower end of the 10-25% guideline range must give at least a brief explanation of the reasoning, particularly where the plea was at the earliest opportunity and the utilitarian value was considerable. Form 1 offences must be taken into account only in sentencing for the specified principal offence, and the correct approach is to give greater weight to personal deterrence and retribution, not to treat them as increasing the objective gravity of the principal offence.
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