The Honourable Justice

Gareth Morley

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Sitting.

Last updated

5 cases tracked, 3 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask
3
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.

Leniency score

Rank 10 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 6 of 42 at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Sentences averaged 43% below the Crown’s ask across 5 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.

Tracked cases by decision date, 2025 to 2027.
  1. R. v. T.J.F., May 29, 2026
  2. R. v. Tate, October 24, 2025
  3. R. v. Johnson, July 10, 2025, flagged
  4. R. v. Taylor, May 20, 2025, flagged
  5. R. v. M.A.P., March 6, 2025, flagged
  • Sexual
  • Violent
  • Below the Crown's ask
  • Not flagged

Flagged cases

  1. July 10, 2025
    R. v. Johnson, 2025 BCSC 1591Assault with a weapon; Dangerous operation of a conveyance, Victoria
    • Below the Crown's ask
    12 months in custody less credit for pre-sentence custody, then 3 years probation
  2. May 20, 2025
    R. v. Taylor, 2025 BCSC 1739Aggravated assault, Victoria
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    Two years less a day conditional sentence, then 3 years probation
  3. March 6, 2025
    R. v. M.A.P., 2025 BCSC 669Sexual interference, Victoria
    • Below the Crown's ask
    Two years less a day in custody, less 159 days' credit for pre-sentence custody, then 3 years probation

Other tracked cases

  1. May 29, 2026
    R. v. T.J.F., 2026 BCSC 1120Sexual assault of a person under 16, Tofino
    3 years imprisonment
  2. October 24, 2025
    R. v. Tate, 2025 BCSC 2254Distributing child sexual abuse material; Possessing child sexual abuse material, Victoria
    2 years less a day jail (18 months concurrent for possession), then 3 years probation

Offences sentenced

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