Where a conviction on a related count is quashed on appeal, the sentence on the remaining count must be reassessed without the aggravating effect of the quashed conviction. The fact that a bystander was injured during the commission of an offence cannot increase the sentence for that offence where the injury to the bystander does not reflect additional culpability beyond the inherent dangerousness of the offender's conduct already taken into account. For grievous bodily harm involving spontaneous knife use during a physical altercation by a young first offender, a head sentence of four years' imprisonment was appropriate.
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