The Honourable Justice

Alan M. Ross

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Sitting.

Last updated

13 cases tracked, 6 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask
7
No jail for a violent offence
1
Increased on appeal
0
Offender offended again
0

Counts and the score cover the published decisions Sentence Watch has tracked, not every case this judge decided. How cases are chosen.

Leniency score

Rank 21 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 12 of 42 at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Sentences averaged 22% below the Crown’s ask across 12 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.

Tracked cases by decision date, 2021 to 2027.
  1. R. v. M.E.G., August 10, 2026
  2. R. v. W.F., April 16, 2026, flagged
  3. R. v. King, April 29, 2025
  4. R. v. Reed, January 14, 2025, flagged
  5. R. v. B.E.D., April 5, 2024
  6. R. v. H.M., March 1, 2024, flagged
  7. R. v. Morgan, November 20, 2023
  8. R. v. S.T.C., October 30, 2023
  9. R. v. Kingswood, September 22, 2023
  10. R. v. C.M.R.T., September 8, 2023, flagged
  11. R. v. O.D.C., November 29, 2022, flagged
  12. R. v. D.J.M.K., November 19, 2021, flagged
  13. R. v. Chan, August 3, 2021
  • Violent
  • Sexual
  • Firearms
  • Drugs
  • Other
  • Below the Crown's ask
  • Not flagged

Flagged cases

  1. April 16, 2026
    R. v. W.F., 2026 BCSC 806Sexual assault of a person under 16, Kelowna
    • Below the Crown's ask
    9 years in custody
  2. January 14, 2025
    R. v. Reed, 2025 BCSC 121First degree murder; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Reckless discharge of a restricted or prohibited firearm, Richmond
    • On release at the time
    Life imprisonment, no parole for 25 years; concurrent 6 years and 4 years for the firearms offences
  3. March 1, 2024
    R. v. H.M., 2024 BCSC 448Assault by choking, suffocating or strangling; Sexual assault, Vancouver
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    12 months conditional (6 months concurrent on the choking count), then 12 months probation
  4. September 8, 2023
    R. v. C.M.R.T., 2023 BCSC 1810Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Failure to attend court; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Powell River
    • Below the Crown's ask
    36 months' imprisonment (concurrent on the drug and firearm counts) plus 15 days consecutive for failing to attend court, less 225 days' credit
  5. November 29, 2022
    R. v. O.D.C., 2022 BCSC 2451Manslaughter with a firearm, Chilliwack
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    Six and a half years in custody, less 954 days' credit for 634 days of pre-sentence custody
  6. November 19, 2021
    R. v. D.J.M.K., 2021 BCSC 2474Aggravated assault, Chilliwack
    • On release at the time
    Five years' imprisonment, less 391 days' credit for pre-sentence custody

Other tracked cases

  1. August 10, 2026
    R. v. M.E.G., 2026 BCSC 1676Sexual assault; Forcible confinement, Vancouver
    10 years' incarceration on each count, concurrent, less 323 days' pre-sentence credit
  2. April 29, 2025
    R. v. King, 2025 BCSC 1138Transfer of firearm without lawful authority, Nanaimo
    2 years in custody, plus a 10-year weapons prohibition
  3. April 5, 2024
    R. v. B.E.D., 2024 BCSC 1886Possession of a controlled substance; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Vernon
    18 months (540 days) imprisonment, deemed served by 695 days of pre-sentence credit; 1 day consecutive on simple possession; no probation
  4. November 20, 2023
    R. v. Morgan, 2023 BCSC 2236Dangerous operation of a conveyance; Flight from a peace officer, Prince George
    Two and a half years (912 days) imprisonment, less 468 days credit; 3-year driving prohibition
  5. October 30, 2023
    R. v. S.T.C., 2023 BCSC 2234Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Powell River
    4.5 years imprisonment (concurrent on all counts), less 303 days credit; 10-year firearms ban
  6. September 22, 2023
    R. v. Kingswood, 2023 BCSC 1814Aggravated assault, Vernon
    5 years in custody (joint submission), lifetime weapons prohibition, DNA order
  7. August 3, 2021
    R. v. Chan, 2021 BCSC 1607Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Vancouver
    Four years' imprisonment on each fentanyl count and two years on each other count, all concurrent

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