On a Crown appeal against sentence, the sentence imposed on a co-offender cannot be used to increase the respondent's sentence on parity grounds; it can only serve as an indication of the marked inadequacy of the sentence imposed. An aggregate sentence of 30 months for laundering over $8.5 million in drug proceeds was manifestly inadequate and an affront to the administration of justice, warranting resentencing to 4 years imprisonment. The question whether a sentence served by way of ICO can be manifestly inadequate solely because of the mode of service (rather than the length) remains open.
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