A sentence of four years imprisonment with early parole eligibility for grievous bodily harm by stabbing with a knife in a domestic context, where the offender was on parole for a prior knife offence and had an extensive history of violence, was held to be moderate rather than excessive. A plea of guilty will not be permitted to be withdrawn merely because the prosecution did not honour an alleged plea bargain, where the plea was otherwise freely made with understanding of the charge and the facts demonstrated guilt.
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