The Honourable Justice

Geoffrey R. J. Gaul

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Sitting.

Last updated

4 cases tracked, 2 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask
0
No jail for a violent offence
0
Increased on appeal
0
Offender offended again
0

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Tracked cases by decision date, 2021 to 2027.
  1. R. v. Kemp, January 30, 2026
  2. R. v. Beaton, February 27, 2024
  3. R. c. Bandaogo, August 31, 2023, flagged
  4. R. v. Y.C., December 3, 2021, flagged
  • Drugs
  • Firearms
  • Violent
  • Sexual
  • Below the Crown's ask
  • Not flagged

Flagged cases

  1. August 31, 2023
    R. c. Bandaogo, 2023 BCSC 2514Second degree murder; Attempted murder; Aggravated assault, North Vancouver
    • On release at the time
    Life imprisonment, no parole for 15 years (second degree murder); concurrent 8 years on each attempted murder count and 3 years for aggravated assault
  2. December 3, 2021
    R. v. Y.C., 2021 BCSC 2716Sexual assault, Surrey
    • On release at the time
    3 years imprisonment, concurrent to the sentence already being served

Other tracked cases

  1. January 30, 2026
    R. v. Kemp, 2026 BCSC 1204Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Victoria
    5 years imprisonment (concurrent on all counts), 56 days pre-sentence credit applied to the cocaine count
  2. February 27, 2024
    R. v. Beaton, 2024 BCSC 1710Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Saanich
    Five and a half years in prison (four and a half years on the loaded firearm count plus one year consecutive for breaching the prohibition order), less 438 days of presentence custody

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