Sentence Watch

The Honourable Justice

F. Matthew Kirchner

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Sitting.

Last updated

4 cases tracked, 2 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask
2
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: 4 of 5 comparable cases needed (a case is comparable when the decision states what the Crown asked for).

  • Violent
  • Sexual
  • Firearms
  • Below the Crown's ask
  • Not flagged

Flagged cases

  1. January 5, 2026
    R. v. Omar, 2026 BCSC 142Aggravated assault; Attempted break and enter of a dwelling-house, Victoria
    • Below the Crown's ask
    4 years 6 months imprisonment (3 years concurrent on attempted break and enter), less 54 days credit
  2. November 7, 2022
    R. v. Kazakoff, 2022 BCSC 2151Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Grand Forks
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    5 years (5 years on the fentanyl and carfentanil count, other counts concurrent, 30 days concurrent on the ammunition count), consecutive to an 18-month sentence imposed in another matter

Other tracked cases

  1. January 16, 2026
    R. v. Kematch, 2026 BCSC 265Second degree murder, Vancouver
    Life imprisonment, no parole for 13 years
  2. October 4, 2023
    R. v. P.W.R., 2023 BCSC 2474Sexual interference, Kamloops
    Two years less a day imprisonment, then 3 years probation

Offences sentenced

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