What is the parity principle when it comes to sentencing sentences?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v Adam, 2017 ONSC 2526 (CanLII):
I apply the principle enunciated in R. v. Beauchamp that the parity principle does not require equal or identical sentences for similarly situated offenders. The sentences need only be understandable when examined together: [R v. Beauchamp, at para. 277].
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