Where co-offenders are re-sentenced on appeal to lesser sentences, the parity principle may require re-sentencing of an offender whose original sentence was not disturbed on appeal, if the resulting disparity is marked having regard to the offender's lesser role and more favourable subjective circumstances. A courier's sentence for supply of a commercial quantity of pseudoephedrine should be significantly less than that of the principals of the syndicate.
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