The parity principle applies regardless of the order in which co-offenders are sentenced. An offender sentenced first may invoke the principle on appeal if a co-offender subsequently receives a markedly more lenient sentence. However, differences in culpability, timeliness of guilty plea, offending on bail, and personal mitigating factors are relevant to whether a marked disparity exists.
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