Where an offender pleads guilty at the earliest opportunity to multiple counts arising from the same incident, a sentencing judge should apply a consistent discount for the utilitarian value of the plea across all counts unless there is a sound reason for differentiation. Total accumulation of sentences for multiple counts of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm arising from a single act is not the normal practice; partial accumulation is ordinarily appropriate.
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