Where an offender pleads guilty at the earliest opportunity, a sentencing judge who departs significantly from the upper end of the 10 to 25 percent guideline discount range should provide an explanation for doing so. The increasingly common practice is that the vast majority of offenders who plead guilty at the very earliest opportunity receive a discount at the upper end of the range.
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