T Forrest JA granted leave to appeal against sentence for intentionally causing serious injury, finding it arguable that the sentencing judge impermissibly treated the offender's intention to cause 'really serious injuries' as an aggravating feature beyond what was inherent in the plea of guilty to the charged offence. The substantive question — whether a sentencing judge may find a degree of intention exceeding the statutory mens rea element and use it to assess objective gravity, or whether doing so constitutes impermissible double-counting — was left unresolved for determination at the full appeal hearing.
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