A sentencing judge's reference to the standard non-parole period as a 'guideline only' following a guilty plea does not necessarily preclude a finding of Muldrock error; the court must examine the remarks on sentence as a whole to determine whether the two-staged approach was in substance adopted. Mathematical reconciliation of the pre-discount sentence with the standard non-parole period may reinforce a finding that the standard non-parole period was used as a starting point.
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