The case confirms that in reviewing aggregate sentences for manifest excess, the principal focus must be on whether the aggregate sentence reflects the totality of the criminality, not on whether individual indicative sentences appear high in isolation. Even if indicative sentences are assessed as excessive, the aggregate sentence may still be within range. In domestic violence cases involving horrific injuries, sentences at the higher end of the range will be upheld where the sentencing judge has properly weighed general deterrence, denunciation, and the vindication of the victim's dignity.
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