When comparing sentences of co-offenders for parity purposes, the fact that the totality principle applied to one co-offender's sentence but not the other is a relevant factor that may explain apparent disparity and negate a justifiable sense of grievance. The court retains discretion to decline to intervene on parity grounds where any reduction would produce a sentence disproportionate to the criminality involved, or where the inadequacy of the co-offender's sentence is so great that the sense of grievance can no longer be regarded as legitimate.
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