Where co-offenders are sentenced for overlapping but not identical series of offences in which each performed different roles, the parity comparison should be conducted on a global basis rather than by comparing individual sentences. The duration of the offending period may be more significant than the number of offences. The parity doctrine does not require the imposition of an inadequate sentence.
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