A sentence of 2 years and 6 months' imprisonment for a medium-range offence of attempting to pervert the course of justice in a family violence context, involving veiled threats and inducements by a person with extensive relevant criminal history, is within range. The enhanced pandemic plea discount recognised in Worboyes does not operate as a standalone basis for reducing sentences below the range established by pre-Worboyes comparable cases.
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