A strongly arguable parity ground, where a co-offender who was younger, had no adult criminal record, did not offend on bail, and did not directly inflict violence received the same sentence as co-offenders who were older, had prior records, offended on bail, and directly assaulted the victim, combined with favourable personal circumstances, can constitute exceptional reasons for bail pending appeal against sentence.
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