A head sentence of three years to three years and three months imprisonment for stealing as a servant involving approximately $65,000 taken over multiple occasions with breach of trust, offending on bail, and limited restitution is within the appropriate range, even where the offender has a diagnosed adjustment disorder with depressed mood and pathological gambling. A psychiatric condition falling short of a 'major' condition does not necessarily warrant a non-custodial sentence where there is persistent and systematic offending.
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