The Queensland Court of Appeal dismissed an application for leave to appeal against sentences of seven years' imprisonment for doing grievous bodily harm with intent and five years for attempted grievous bodily harm arising from a shooting incident. The Court held that the sentences were modest in the circumstances, noting the maximum penalty was life imprisonment, the severity of the head wound inflicted, and that the applicant's good character had already been taken into account by the sentencing judge.
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