Sentence Watch

The Honourable Justice

David M. Layton

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Sitting.

Last updated

2 cases tracked, 1 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask
1
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.

No leniency score yet: 2 of 5 comparable cases needed (a case is comparable when the decision states what the Crown asked for).

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

Flagged cases

  1. December 11, 2025
    R. v. Alexander, 2025 BCSC 2596Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Nanaimo
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    30 months in custody, consecutive to the sentence already being served

Other tracked cases

  1. September 15, 2026
    R. v. C.S.M., 2026 BCSC 1770Manslaughter, Coquitlam
    2 years and 99 days in custody, less 99 days credit (2 years remaining)

Offences sentenced

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