A guilty plea entered in open court by an adult of sound mind after receiving legal advice will not be set aside on appeal merely because the accused later regrets the plea or contends the legal advice was wrong, absent evidence of miscarriage of justice such as improper inducement, fraud, or failure to understand the charge. A sentence of five years imprisonment with cumulative parole eligibility after approximately 20 months was within range for grievous bodily harm causing a compound depressed skull fracture in a domestic violence context where the offender had prior violence convictions and was on parole.
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