The parity principle does not generally extend to require comparison of sentences between co-offenders charged with different offences arising from the same criminal enterprise, and R v Kerr [2003] NSWCCA 234 has very limited, if any, applicability. Sentencing judges are entitled to reject psychological opinions based on unsworn and untested histories given by offenders who do not give evidence.
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