The requirement for 'exceptional circumstances' to avoid full-time imprisonment for substantial drug trafficking is replaced by a requirement for 'compelling circumstances', which is a lower threshold. Erroneous agreed facts as to drug quantity will cause the sentencing discretion to miscarry, requiring re-exercise of the discretion afresh, even where the correct quantity still substantially exceeds the commercial quantity threshold.
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