Sentences significantly above the median for aggravated burglary and recklessly causing serious injury are within range where the offending involves an armed attack on a victim in their own home causing serious injuries, and the offender has a significant criminal history including prior offences of violence. Sentencing statistics showing sentences above the median do not, on their own, demonstrate error where the objective gravity of the offending calls for punishment well above the median.
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