[Three offences of breach of trust by clerk in Ministry of Defence. In all $326,890 was
misappropriated. After plea the Judge’s overall sentence of 4 years and 6 months would have been appropriate. Given a delay of 6 years and 3½ months between complaint and eventual appearance in court for which no satisfactory explanation was given the Judge’s discount of one year was however not adequate. A proper discount would have been 2 years. The appeal succeeds. Sentence reduced to 2 years and 6 months]
