In assessing parity between co-offenders in drug supply cases, the quantity of drugs is not the sole or principal determinant; the offender's role and level of participation in the drug operation is more important. A sentencing judge's use of the phrase 'comfortably satisfied' in relation to remorse does not necessarily indicate application of an incorrect standard of proof where the sentencing remarks read as a whole apply the balance of probabilities.
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