A sentencing judge's use of the standard non-parole period as a 'guidepost' and reference to 'some relativity' between the standard non-parole period and the non-parole period fixed does not constitute Muldrock error. Where the same judge sentences co-offenders with detailed reasons addressing differing criminality and subjective circumstances, the Court of Criminal Appeal will be cautious before finding a justifiable sense of grievance. The fact that an offence was committed while on bail for earlier similar offences is a very significant aggravating factor that can justify a substantial difference in sentence between co-offenders.
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