A Crown concession that a sentence appeal should be upheld does not relieve the appellate court of its obligation to independently assess whether the sentence should be varied. Where co-offenders' sentences are reduced on appeal and the appellant's role and subjective circumstances are not significantly different, parity requires variation of the appellant's sentence.
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