The Victorian Court of Appeal held that a 10-month sentence for affray involving a group attack with weapons was within the available range and indeed merciful. The Court found no manifest excess and no disparity sufficient to engender a legitimate sense of grievance, noting the applicant willingly joined the enterprise, was armed, and that his apparent attempt to halt the affray was motivated by knowledge of imminent police arrival rather than genuine remorse.
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