A sentence of six years imprisonment for grievous bodily harm is not manifestly excessive where the offence involved an unprovoked attack with weapons by offenders in company with significant prior criminal histories including violence. When considering previous sentencing decisions for these offences, regard should be had to s 9(3) and (4) of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld) where those decisions pre-dated the amendments to those subsections.
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