A sentence of 3 years 3 months imprisonment (NPP 1 year 9 months) for s 25A ongoing supply of small quantities of heroin by a street-level dealer was within range. Parity does not require identical sentences where co-offenders differ materially in post-offence rehabilitation, honesty and remorse. The fact that an offender was dealing to fund their own addiction does not mitigate a sentence for street-level drug supply.
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