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Application:

Step 2: Aggravating factors relative to the Offender

- The offender’s 3 previous convictions for offences of a broadly similar nature.

There are no mitigating factors relative to the Offender.

Upward adjustment of Starting Point (+2 Years) = 15 years

Step 3: Discount for a guilty plea

Not applicable – There was a full blown trial – No penalisation for a contested trial
which is the defendant’s right.

Step 4: Credit for time spent in pre-trial custody (2 years)

Final Sentence – 13 years Imprisonment

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