A sentencing judge is not obliged to accept Bar table assertions about an accused's role in offending where the circumstances indicate a considerable risk that the instructions are unreliable, and the judge has warned counsel and given the opportunity to call evidence. The parity principle requires adjustment of a co-offender's sentence where the other co-offender is resentenced to a lower sentence and the court cannot distinguish between their respective roles. A sentencing judge must address Verdins limbs 5 and 6 in sentencing remarks where the accused relies upon them and there is an evidentiary basis, even if the weight to be given is minimal.
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