When a defendant is entitled to both a guilty plea discount under ss 10B-10C and credit for time served on remand under s 30 of the Criminal Law (Sentencing) Act 1988 (SA), the sentencing judge must identify the starting point and the manner of calculation of each credit. Credit for time served should be given by backdating rather than reduction, to avoid distortion of the guilty plea discount calculation. Rounding down a sentence to give a discount fractionally exceeding the statutory maximum is impermissible.
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