The Honourable Justice

E. David Crossin

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Sitting.

Last updated

6 cases tracked, 4 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask
5
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 12 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 8 of 42 at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Sentences averaged 34% below the Crown’s ask across 6 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.

Tracked cases by decision date, 2021 to 2026.
  1. R. v. Saed, February 18, 2025
  2. R. v. Anderson, March 26, 2024, flagged
  3. R. v. Hassan, October 4, 2023, flagged
  4. R. v. Dahl, September 29, 2022
  5. R. v. Maulen, March 11, 2022, flagged
  6. R. v. S.N.H., September 17, 2021, flagged
  • Drugs
  • Violent
  • Other
  • Below the Crown's ask
  • Not flagged

Flagged cases

  1. March 26, 2024
    R. v. Anderson, 2024 BCSC 545Manslaughter, Trail
    • Below the Crown's ask
    6.5 years imprisonment, less 809 days' credit for 539 days in custody
  2. October 4, 2023
    R. v. Hassan, 2023 BCSC 1876Attempted murder with a firearm, Vancouver
    • On release at the time
    10 years in prison less 1,640 days credit (net 5 years 6 months)
  3. March 11, 2022
    R. v. Maulen, 2022 BCSC 468Manslaughter, Vancouver
    • Below the Crown's ask
    20 months and 6 days in prison, less 66 days credit (18 months net); no probation
  4. September 17, 2021
    R. v. S.N.H., 2021 BCSC 2068Manslaughter, Vancouver
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    Seven and a half years' imprisonment (90 months), less 29 months' credit for pre-sentence custody (61 months remaining)

Other tracked cases

  1. February 18, 2025
    R. v. Saed, 2025 BCSC 485Trafficking in a Schedule I or II substance; Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, Vancouver
    9 years in custody on each count, concurrent
  2. September 29, 2022
    R. v. Dahl, 2022 BCSC 1792Failure to provide necessaries of life, New Westminster
    12 months conditional sentence, then 12 months probation

Offences sentenced

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