A sentence of 3 years on a 5-year maximum for recklessly causing injury on a guilty plea is not manifestly excessive where the offending involves a prolonged, brutal domestic violence assault on a pregnant victim. Where offences are close in time but involve discrete criminal acts against different victims, substantial cumulation is warranted and does not offend the totality principle.
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