A total effective sentence of 6 years' imprisonment for stealing as a servant involving $2.2 million over 7.5 years in circumstances of extreme breach of trust, with a 33 per cent discount for a fast-track guilty plea, was held not to be so lenient as to demonstrate sentencing error, though the Court acknowledged the sentence may have been lenient. The sentencing discount for fast-track guilty pleas commonly ranges between 20-25% and 30-35%, and it will be an unusual case where the discount is less than 25%.
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