7 cases tracked, 3 flagged.
- Below the Crown's ask
- 3
- No jail for a violent offence
- 2
- Increased on appeal
- 0
- Offender offended again
- 0
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Leniency score
34
Rank 4 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 2 of 42 at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Sentences averaged 38% below the Crown’s ask across 7 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.
- R. v. Favelle, April 2, 2026
- R. v. G.L., September 12, 2025
- R. v. Reinders, July 17, 2025
- R. v. A.J., March 24, 2025
- R. v. E.T.M., December 12, 2024, flagged
- R. v. Hutchison, May 17, 2024, flagged
- R. v. Sun, May 3, 2023, flagged
- Violent
- Drugs
- Sexual
- Below the Crown's ask
- Not flagged
Flagged cases
- December 12, 2024R. v. E.T.M., 2024 BCSC 2496
- Below the Crown's ask
10 months in jail, then 2 years probation - May 17, 2024R. v. Hutchison, 2024 BCSC 878
- Below the Crown's ask
- No jail for a violent offence
18 months conditional sentence (curfew, 120 hours community service) - May 3, 2023R. v. Sun, 2023 BCSC 739
- No jail for a violent offence
Conditional discharge with three years probation (substituted on appeal for suspended sentences and 76 days jail)No custody
Other tracked cases
- April 2, 202610 years in prison
- September 12, 2025Six and a half years in custody (44 days of pre-sentence custody taken into account, not subtracted)
- July 17, 2025Suspended sentence with 1 year probation, after about 46 months of pre-sentence credit; 10-year firearms prohibition
- March 24, 2025Two years less a day in custody (consecutive sentences on 5 counts), then 3 years probation
Offences sentenced
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