The Honourable Justice

Anthony Saunders

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Sitting.

Last updated

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

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 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.

Tracked cases by decision date, 2021 to 2027.
  1. R. v. A. (E. L.), January 16, 2026
  2. R. v. Omar, April 29, 2025, flagged
  3. R. v. P.J.H., February 18, 2025, flagged
  4. R. v. Gowlett, September 29, 2023
  5. R. v. Chapman, November 14, 2022
  6. R. v. Armstrong, November 15, 2021, flagged
  7. R. v. Robinson, August 17, 2021
  • Sexual
  • Violent
  • Drugs
  • Below the Crown's ask
  • Not flagged

Flagged cases

  1. April 29, 2025
    R. v. Omar, 2025 BCSC 915Second degree murder, Victoria
    • On release at the time
    Life imprisonment, no parole for 13 years
  2. February 18, 2025
    R. v. P.J.H., 2025 BCSC 405Sexual assault; Sexual exploitation of a young person, Langford
    • 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)
  3. November 15, 2021
    R. v. Armstrong, 2021 BCSC 2377Assault; Assault with a weapon; Aggravated assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Forcible confinement; Break and enter a dwelling-house; Mischief over $5,000; Breach of an undertaking, Comox
    • 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

  1. January 16, 2026
    R. v. A. (E. L.), 2026 BCSC 342Sexual assault, Port Alberni
    3 years imprisonment less 348 days credit (2 years and 17 days remaining)
  2. September 29, 2023
    R. v. Gowlett, 2023 BCSC 1842Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Victoria
    4 years imprisonment on each of 2 counts, concurrent
  3. November 14, 2022
    R. v. Chapman, 2022 BCSC 2454Second degree murder; Aggravated assault, Central Saanich
    Life imprisonment, no parole for 18 years; 7 years concurrent on each aggravated assault
  4. August 17, 2021
    R. v. Robinson, 2021 BCSC 2305Possession of a controlled substance; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Victoria
    Four years' imprisonment, less 581 days' credit for pre-sentence custody (879 days remaining)

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