Where an offender is caught red-handed with no possible avenue of defence, an early guilty plea may reflect nothing more than recognition of the inevitable and need not result in a sentencing discount under s 8(2) of the Sentencing Act 1995 (WA). Section 89 of the Sentencing Act contains no presumption for or against parole, and where at least two of the four factors in s 89(4) are present, the offender bears a heavy onus to show that the exercise of the discretion to refuse parole miscarried.
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