The mandatory minimum non-parole period of 20 years for murder under s 32(5)(ab) of the Criminal Law (Sentencing) Act 1988 (SA) does not, of itself, require that defendants receive significantly less than the maximum available guilty plea reduction under s 10C. However, s 10C(4)(a) may be enlivened to limit the reduction where the offence is at the higher end of seriousness and the offender has a dangerous criminal history, such that a full reduction would be disproportionate to the offending or inappropriate for the particular defendant.
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