Where a co-offender has been resentenced on appeal, the parity principle requires comparison with the new sentence, and marked disparity between the applicant's sentence and the resentenced co-offender's sentence will justify appellate intervention. Guilty pleas formalised during the COVID-19 pandemic attract enhanced utilitarian value.
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