The Honourable Justice

Gary P. Weatherill

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Sitting.

Last updated

12 cases tracked, 3 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask
6
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 25 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 15 of 42 at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Sentences averaged 22% below the Crown’s ask across 12 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.

Tracked cases by decision date, 2022 to 2027.
  1. R. v. Maxwell, April 13, 2026
  2. R. v. Pandher, April 22, 2025
  3. R. v. J.W.H., July 2, 2024, flagged
  4. R. v. Earl, May 15, 2024
  5. R. v. J.D.S., February 29, 2024
  6. R. v. Mack, February 14, 2024, flagged
  7. R. v. Dinh, January 10, 2024
  8. R. v. Sanchez, May 30, 2023
  9. R. v. Comerford, March 24, 2023, flagged
  10. R. v. Gladue, June 1, 2022
  11. R. v. Haynes, February 14, 2022
  12. R. v. Aeichele, January 20, 2022
  • Property
  • Drugs
  • Sexual
  • Violent
  • Firearms
  • Below the Crown's ask
  • Not flagged

Flagged cases

  1. July 2, 2024
    R. v. J.W.H., 2024 BCSC 1307Sexual assault, Kelowna
    • Below the Crown's ask
    3 years in prison, less 45 days credit for pre-sentence custody
  2. February 14, 2024
    R. v. Mack, 2024 BCSC 2648Aggravated assault, Qualicum Beach
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    Two years less a day conditional sentence with curfew and 80 hours community work, no probation; s. 109 firearms prohibition and DNA order
  3. March 24, 2023
    R. v. Comerford, 2023 BCSC 851Aggravated assault, Kelowna
    • Below the Crown's ask
    16 months' incarceration, then 18 months' probation

Other tracked cases

  1. April 13, 2026
    R. v. Maxwell, 2026 BCSC 774Dangerous operation of a conveyance; Break and enter a dwelling-house; Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000; Disguise with intent to commit an indictable offence, Vernon
    5 years custody (977 days credit, 848 days remaining); 12 months concurrent on each other count
  2. April 22, 2025
    R. v. Pandher, 2025 BCSC 881Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Kelowna
    30 months in custody, concurrent on all three counts
  3. May 15, 2024
    R. v. Earl, 2024 BCSC 971Fraud over $5,000, Kelowna
    Six years' imprisonment, plus $1 million restitution order
  4. February 29, 2024
    R. v. J.D.S., 2024 BCSC 430Manslaughter, Vernon
    Eight and a half years in custody, less 1,338 days' credit for pre-sentence custody
  5. January 10, 2024
    R. v. Dinh, 2024 BCSC 109Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Langley
    8 years imprisonment, credit for 1 day served
  6. May 30, 2023
    R. v. Sanchez, 2023 BCSC 1063Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Kelowna
    Five years imprisonment on each count, concurrent; lifetime s. 109 firearms ban, DNA order, forfeiture
  7. June 1, 2022
    R. v. Gladue, 2022 BCSC 1009Second degree murder, Prince George
    Life imprisonment, no parole for 15 years
  8. February 14, 2022
    R. v. Haynes, 2022 BCSC 1186Unauthorized possession of a firearm; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Possession of explosive substance without lawful excuse, Kamloops
    54 months less one day in jail (global), less 30 months' credit, leaving 24 months less one day
  9. January 20, 2022
    R. v. Aeichele, 2022 BCSC 195Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Penticton
    18-month conditional sentence, concurrent on all three counts; lifetime s. 109 prohibition; forfeiture

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