The Honourable Justice

Carla L. Forth

Sitting.

Last updated October 9, 2026

8 cases tracked, 2 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask: 3
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 61 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 42 of 42 at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Sentences averaged 6% below the Crown’s ask across 8 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.

Sexual
Violent
Property
Below the Crown's ask
Not flagged

Flagged cases

December 10, 2021
R. v. M.N., 2021 BCSC 2425Invitation to sexual touching; Forcible confinement, New Westminster
- Below the Crown's ask
7 years imprisonment (concurrent 8 months for unlawful confinement), less 179 days credit
September 2, 2021
R. v. Adamec, 2021 BCSC 1832Aggravated assault, Vancouver
- Below the Crown's ask
5 years and 4 months in prison, less 27 days credit

Other tracked cases

November 20, 2025
R. v. Z.G.H., 2025 BCSC 2313Sexual interference, Cranbrook
3 years in custody
June 6, 2025
R. v. Bos, 2025 BCSC 1126Manslaughter with a firearm; Weapons trafficking, Langley
19 years' imprisonment (13 years and 6 years consecutive for two manslaughters, 6 years concurrent for the firearm offence), less 1,490 days' credit
May 23, 2025
R. v. Brophy, 2025 BCSC 968Theft over $5,000; Theft $5,000 or under; Break and enter a place other than a dwelling-house; Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000; Possession of property obtained by crime $5,000 or under; Possession of break-in instruments, Kelowna
28 months (852 days) in custody less 573 days credit, then 24 months probation
September 13, 2024
R. v. C.M.F., 2024 BCSC 1740Assault causing bodily harm; Sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm; Forcible confinement, Nanaimo
6 years in custody less 81 days' credit
May 21, 2024
R. v. H.C.E., 2024 BCSC 917Sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm, Esquimalt
3 years and 8 months in custody, less 138 days credit
August 19, 2022
R. v. Laglace, 2022 BCSC 1773Aggravated assault; Forcible confinement; Robbery with a restricted or prohibited firearm; Using a firearm in the commission of an offence; Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm; Kidnapping with a restricted or prohibited firearm, Dawson Creek
Five years' incarceration less 1,145 days pre-sentence credit (681 days left to serve), then 24 months probation

Offences sentenced

Forcible confinement3 cases
Aggravated assault2 cases
Sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm2 cases
Assault causing bodily harm1 case
Break and enter a place other than a dwelling-house1 case
Invitation to sexual touching1 case
Kidnapping with a restricted or prohibited firearm1 case
Manslaughter with a firearm1 case

Professional background

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