Sentences in Cranbrook

Decisions

1. April 24, 2026
   R. v. O'Connor, 2026 BCSC 1019Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Forcible confinement; Robbery; Unauthorized possession of a firearm; Possession of property obtained by crime $5,000 or under; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Contravention of firearm storage regulations; Possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling. Justice Maria Morellato

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • No jail for a violent offence
   2 years less a day conditional sentence (house arrest with electronic monitoring), then 3 years probation
2. November 20, 2025
   R. v. Z.G.H., 2025 BCSC 2313Sexual interference. Justice Carla L. Forth
   3 years in custody
3. October 6, 2025
   R. v. Radau, 2025 BCSC 2112Extortion. Justice Lindsay M. Lyster

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • No jail for a violent offence
   Two years less a day conditional sentence (12 months house arrest, then curfew), then 18 months probation
4. February 7, 2025
   R. v. C.R.C., 2025 BCSC 372Second degree murder. Justice Michael Tammen
   Life imprisonment on each count, concurrent, no parole for 14 years

   Life sentence
5. January 15, 2025
   R. v. S.L.P., 2025 BCSC 2151Criminal harassment; Extortion. Justice Terence A. Schultes
   6 years jail (6 years extortion; 2 years harassment and 1 year threats concurrent)
6. March 25, 2022
   R. v. M.E.T., 2022 BCSC 652Sexual interference; Making child sexual abuse material; Possessing child sexual abuse material. Justice Sharon Matthews
   7.5 years global (5 years sexual interference, 30 months consecutive making child pornography, 12 months concurrent possession), less 1,196 days credit; DNA, s. 109 order, SOIRA, s. 161 order
7. August 12, 2021
   R. v. R.D.P., 2021 BCSC 1872Sexual assault of a person under 16. Justice Sharon Matthews

   • On release at the time
   4 years in custody