In Victoria, glassing cases resulting in charges of recklessly causing serious injury should be treated as equivalent to assault with a dangerous weapon, and wholly suspended sentences will not ordinarily be appropriate. General deterrence must be given primacy in the sentencing synthesis for such offences, even where the offender is young, of good character, and remorseful. However, this guidance was endorsed by only two of three judges (Maxwell P and Redlich JA), with Ashley JA declining to endorse the broader propositions.
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