A sentence of three and a half years' imprisonment without a recommendation for early parole for dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm with a BAC of .215 per cent, where the offender had prior drink-driving convictions and was unlicensed, is not manifestly excessive. The appellate court's role is not to re-sentence but to determine whether the sentence is manifestly excessive to the extent requiring interference.
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