A sentence of 3 years and 4 months (equivalent to 5 years under the former regime) for assaulting a police officer by deliberately driving a vehicle at the officer was manifestly excessive where the highest comparable sentence was 12 months (18 months under the former regime). The appropriate sentence was 2 years and 4 months (3 years 6 months under the former regime), having regard to the significantly greater seriousness of the offence compared to decided cases, tempered by mitigating factors of youth, injuries sustained during offending, and tentative rehabilitation.
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