R v Williams - [1985] 1 NZLR 294

Criminal law — Offences — Theft by failing to account — Misappropriation — Company director was charged with fraudulently omitting to account for moneys received and fraudulently misapplying moneys — Meaning of "fraudulently" - Test to be applied — Crimes Act 1961, ss 222 and 224.

Criminal law — Abuse of Court's process — Delay of four years between start of police investigations into company fraud and commencement of proceedings against company director alleging fraudulent dealings — Whether the delay in charging the director was an abuse of the Court's process.