R v Pickering - [1985] 1 NZLR 6

Criminal law — Sentence — Solicitor had pleaded guilty to nine charges of dishonesty — Clients' funds in excess of $200,000 had been misappropriated over a period of five years — Once misappropriations were discovered, accused co-operated with police and repaid all moneys — Disciplinary Tribunal struck his name off the roll — Whether three and a half years imprisonment on criminal charges was excessive.