A sentence of 6 months' imprisonment followed by an 18-month community correction order for attempting to pervert the course of justice by presenting a forged employment letter to a sentencing magistrate is within range and modest, even accounting for mitigating factors including guilty plea, personal circumstances, pandemic burden, limited criminal history, and delay. Attempting to directly mislead a court for personal sentencing advantage is more serious than other forms of attempting to pervert the course of justice such as seeking to persuade complainants to withdraw cooperation.
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