A prosecution summary prepared for a plea hearing is not required to set out each and every element of the offence in the manner of a pleading; the plea of guilty itself is an admission of all elements. A sentence of 7 years and 3 months for arson committed in the context of warring motorcycle gangs, involving planned destruction of a clubhouse causing $392,000 damage, is stern but within range.
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