Sentence Watch

The Honourable Justice

David A. Crerar

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Sitting.

Last updated

4 cases tracked, 1 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask
2
No jail for a violent offence
1
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.

No leniency score yet: 4 of 5 comparable cases needed (a case is comparable when the decision states what the Crown asked for).

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

Flagged cases

  1. January 17, 2025
    R. v. 32992, 2025 BCSC 75Sexual assault, Vancouver
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    Conditional discharge with one year of probation

Other tracked cases

  1. March 22, 2024
    R. v. Cade, Ceal, and Whaling, 2024 BCSC 456Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Prince George
    38 months in jail on each of three counts, concurrent: 38 months total
  2. October 5, 2023
    R. v. Gallagher, 2023 BCSC 1722Arson causing damage to property; Break and enter a place other than a dwelling-house, Oliver
    3 years and 9 months custody less 641 days credit (two years less a day remaining), then 3 years probation
  3. November 12, 2021
    R. v. J.W.E.L., 2021 BCSC 2572Kidnapping; Extortion; Break and enter a dwelling-house, New Westminster
    4.5 years' imprisonment on all counts, concurrent

Offences sentenced

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