A guilty plea discount of 13% under s 9AA of the Sentencing Act 1995 (WA) is within the permissible range where the prosecution case is very strong and the pleas were not entered at the first reasonable opportunity. A finding that pleas were entered at the first reasonable opportunity does not mandate the maximum 25% discount. Where charges are rolled up into fewer counts on an indictment, the timing of the plea is assessed by reference to when the offender indicated willingness to plead guilty to the underlying conduct, not the date the indictment was filed.
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