A Zoneff direction is not required where the trial judge has clearly distinguished between a single lie relied upon as consciousness of guilt (for which an Edwards direction is given) and other inconsistencies and improbabilities in the accused's account that go only to credibility, and the jury is directed that the latter may be used only for the purpose of accepting or rejecting the accused's versions of events. Parity in sentencing requires that co-offenders of approximately equal criminality serve comparable periods of actual imprisonment before parole eligibility, even where one pleaded guilty and the other was convicted at trial.
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