Sentence Watch

The Honourable Justice

Baljinder Kaur Girn

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Sitting.

Last updated

7 cases tracked, 2 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 57 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 39 of 42 at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Sentences averaged 6% below the Crown’s ask across 7 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.

  • Sexual
  • Firearms
  • Drugs
  • Violent
  • Below the Crown's ask
  • Not flagged

Flagged cases

  1. September 3, 2026
    R. v. T.R.S., 2026 BCSC 1726Sexual assault, New Westminster
    • Below the Crown's ask
    2 years in custody (9 months and 15 months consecutive)
  2. April 17, 2023
    R. v. Aubie, 2023 BCSC 876Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Chilliwack
    • On release at the time
    Five and a half years (66 months) global custody, less 19.5 months credit (B.C.) and 2.4 months credit (Saskatchewan); 1341 days remaining

Other tracked cases

  1. April 30, 2026
    R. v. Gill, 2026 BCSC 997Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Reckless discharge of a restricted or prohibited firearm, Surrey
    5 years for discharging a prohibited firearm at a place, with 40 months concurrent for possessing a loaded firearm, less 15 days pre-trial credit
  2. February 19, 2025
    R. v. Campagna, 2025 BCSC 349Trafficking in a Schedule I or II substance; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Langley
    Six years (2190 days) custody, less 576 days credit; 1614 days left to serve
  3. December 4, 2024
    R. v. Dutiaume, 2024 BCSC 2498Manslaughter with a firearm, Delta
    9 years in custody, less 627 days credit for 418 days of pre-sentence custody
  4. November 1, 2023
    R. v. T.S.G.S., 2023 BCSC 2216Sexual assault, Kamloops
    30 months imprisonment
  5. September 6, 2023
    R. v. Bazuta, 2023 BCSC 2598Possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling, Langley
    Two years less a day conditional sentence order (house arrest for first third, curfew for second third)

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