6 cases tracked, 3 flagged.
- Below the Crown's ask
- 3
- No jail for a violent offence
- 0
- Increased on appeal
- 0
- Offender offended again
- 0
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Leniency score
18
Rank 44 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 29 of 42 at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Sentences averaged 14% below the Crown’s ask across 6 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.
- R. v. Diablo, November 3, 2025
- R. v. Wood, July 25, 2025, flagged
- R. v. Suel, December 14, 2023, flagged
- R. v. Macaskill, November 14, 2023, flagged
- R. v. Campbell, April 13, 2023
- R. v. Hecock, February 22, 2022
- Firearms
- Violent
- Drugs
- Below the Crown's ask
- Not flagged
Flagged cases
- July 25, 2025R. v. Wood, 2025 BCSC 2038
- Below the Crown's ask
11 months' jail, then 12 months' probation; 1-year driving prohibition - December 14, 2023R. v. Suel, 2023 BCSC 2288
- Below the Crown's ask
30 months custody (6 months for break and enter, 24 months for aggravated assault), less credit for time served - November 14, 2023R. v. Macaskill, 2023 BCSC 2122
- Below the Crown's ask
4 years imprisonment, less 100 days credit for 66 days of pre-trial custody
Other tracked cases
- November 3, 202530 months in jail less 633 days credit, then 18 months probation
- April 13, 202322 months (660 days) jail, less 391.5 days' pre-sentence credit, then 24 months probation (joint submission)
- February 22, 202210 years' imprisonment on each of two counts, concurrent, less credit for time served
Offences sentenced
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