A sentence of seven years' imprisonment for intentionally causing serious injury is within range where the offending involves a prolonged, unprovoked assault on an unconscious victim causing catastrophic injuries, committed by an offender with prior convictions for violence. A discount for an early plea of guilty of approximately 16-17% on the head sentence is not so unreasonable as to constitute specific error, given the necessarily wide discretion involved.
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