A suspended sentence of 12 months' imprisonment for aggravated burglary involving a group home invasion with a weapon, where the offenders were young, of good character, and pleaded guilty, was within the proper range. Different sentence types (suspended imprisonment versus intensive supervision orders) for co-offenders do not offend the parity principle where there are demonstrated differences in culpability, including the degree of participation in the physical assault and whether the offender was armed.
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