7 cases tracked, 3 flagged.
- Below the Crown's ask
- 2
- No jail for a violent offence
- 0
- Increased on appeal
- 0
- Offender offended again
- 0
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Leniency score
16
Rank 49 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 33 of 42 at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Sentences averaged 7% below the Crown’s ask across 7 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.
- R. v. A. (E. L.), January 16, 2026
- R. v. Omar, April 29, 2025, flagged
- R. v. P.J.H., February 18, 2025, flagged
- R. v. Gowlett, September 29, 2023
- R. v. Chapman, November 14, 2022
- R. v. Armstrong, November 15, 2021, flagged
- R. v. Robinson, August 17, 2021
- Sexual
- Violent
- Drugs
- Below the Crown's ask
- Not flagged
Flagged cases
- April 29, 2025R. v. Omar, 2025 BCSC 915
- On release at the time
Life imprisonment, no parole for 13 yearsLife sentence - February 18, 2025R. v. P.J.H., 2025 BCSC 405
- Below the Crown's ask
8 years and 9 months in prison, concurrent with a 5-year sentence already being served (total incarceration of 9 years) - November 15, 2021R. v. Armstrong, 2021 BCSC 2377
- Below the Crown's ask
- On release at the time
8 years in prison less 965 days credit (5 years, 128 days remaining)
Other tracked cases
- January 16, 20263 years imprisonment less 348 days credit (2 years and 17 days remaining)
- September 29, 20234 years imprisonment on each of 2 counts, concurrent
- November 14, 2022Life imprisonment, no parole for 18 years; 7 years concurrent on each aggravated assaultLife sentence
- August 17, 2021Four years' imprisonment, less 581 days' credit for pre-sentence custody (879 days remaining)
Offences sentenced
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