A sentence of 2 years' imprisonment for stealing a motor vehicle and driving recklessly (maximum 8 years) is within the customary range where the offence involves forcible theft, dangerous driving while intoxicated, and real potential for serious injury. A total effective sentence of 4 years and 6 months for aggravated burglary, stealing a motor vehicle and driving recklessly, and deprivation of liberty, all served cumulatively, does not infringe the first limb of the totality principle in the context of serious domestic violence offending.
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