A comparison of sentences for different offenders does not give rise to a reasonable sense of grievance where there are significant objective and subjective differences between the offenders, including Form 1 offences factored into one sentence, differences in age, criminal history, contrition, and role in the drug hierarchy. Separate drug supply offences distinct in time and involving separate negotiations warrant at least partial accumulation even where they share common features such as the same drug type and the same buyer.
The full text is available to signed-in members, including the 2 later cases that cite this judgment.
1 of the 2 citing cases carry a classified treatment. How each court treated it is available to signed-in members.