The seven criteria in the Henry guideline judgment for robbery in company include subjective matters (criminal history, plea discount) that do not bear upon the assessment of objective seriousness, consistent with Muldrock v R. The parity principle should not be used by the Crown to increase an otherwise appropriate sentence. Whether the Crown can rely on disparity between co-offenders as an independent ground of sentencing error (as distinct from a residual discretion against resentencing) remains an open question.
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