Repeatedly making false statements to police implicating an innocent person in a crime, resulting in that person being charged and required to attend court, is not at the lower end of the scale of seriousness for attempting to pervert the course of justice. A 12-month term of immediate imprisonment with parole eligibility is within the appropriate range for such offending, even where the offender confesses approximately one month later.
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