A change of legal representation mid-trial does not of itself warrant severance of a joint trial where co-accused give consistent evidence and do not blame each other. A sentence of three years' imprisonment for an unprovoked grievous bodily harm causing serious facial fractures, by an offender with a criminal history including prior violence, is within range.
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