When applying a guilty plea discount, the sentencing judge must nominate the true starting point before reducing it by the discount percentage, and only then allow credit for time in custody and on home detention bail. A starting point of a little over 10 years for trafficking in a large commercial quantity of cannabis (63 pounds charged, 290 pounds overall operation) where the offender played a significant operational role is within the available range.
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