Even where an applicant cannot show good reason for a delay of over 10 years in seeking leave to appeal against sentence, the court may grant an extension of time where the sentences are arguably manifestly excessive and there is an arguable sentencing error, such as sentencing for future risk rather than for the offences committed. The failure to make a clear reduction for guilty pleas may also support an arguable ground of manifest excess.
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