A sentence of three years imprisonment suspended after six months is within range for a sophisticated identity fraud scheme involving 31 counts of forgery, uttering and related offences, where the offender has a prior conviction for similar offences. The general discretion recognised in Wishart and Jenkins to make allowance for pre-sentence custody not wholly referable to the offences before the court does not require a sentencing judge to reduce the period to be served before suspension.
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