16 cases tracked, 7 flagged.
- Below the Crown's ask
- 7
- No jail for a violent offence
- 0
- Increased on appeal
- 0
- Offender offended again
- 0
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Leniency score
12
Rank 60 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 41 of 42 at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Sentences averaged 7% below the Crown’s ask across 15 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.
- R. v. K.C., July 9, 2026, flagged
- R. v. C.V.D., April 1, 2026
- R. v. Downey, February 13, 2026, flagged
- R. v. Trembley, September 24, 2025
- R. v. Ognibene-Hebbourn, May 14, 2025
- R. v. B.D.C., December 20, 2024, flagged
- R. v. H.A.M., November 22, 2024
- R. v. Weng, July 17, 2024
- R. v. Deo, November 30, 2023, flagged
- R. v. James-Davies, October 13, 2023, flagged
- R. v. Lesko, November 25, 2022, flagged
- R. v. Fierheller, September 15, 2022
- R. v. Tahir, September 9, 2022
- R. v. James, July 8, 2022
- R. v. Gauthier, June 28, 2022
- R. v. G.B.K., July 7, 2021, flagged
- Violent
- Drugs
- Other
- Below the Crown's ask
- Not flagged
Flagged cases
- July 9, 2026R. v. K.C., 2026 BCSC 1289
- Below the Crown's ask
Life imprisonment on each count, concurrent; no parole eligibility for 17 yearsLife sentence - February 13, 2026R. v. Downey, 2026 BCSC 322
- Below the Crown's ask
Life imprisonment, no parole for 12 yearsLife sentence - December 20, 2024R. v. B.D.C., 2024 BCSC 2435
- Below the Crown's ask
- On release at the time
Seven years' imprisonment in aggregate (four years concurrent to the Ontario sentence plus three years consecutive for the assaults) - November 30, 2023R. v. Deo, 2023 BCSC 2486
- Below the Crown's ask
4 years imprisonment on each offence, concurrent, less 30 days credit; lifetime s. 109 prohibition, DNA, restitution - October 13, 2023R. v. James-Davies, 2023 BCSC 2385
- Below the Crown's ask
18 months imprisonment less 12 months credit (6 months left), then 3 years probation; $9,999 restitution - November 25, 2022R. v. Lesko, 2022 BCSC 2276
- Below the Crown's ask
7 years (6 years concurrent on B&E-robbery and confinement, plus 1 year consecutive for imitation firearm), less 1 month pre-trial credit; DNA, 10-year s. 109 prohibition, s. 743.21 no-contact order - July 7, 2021R. v. G.B.K., 2021 BCSC 1391
- Below the Crown's ask
Life imprisonment, no parole for 16 years (second degree murder); 7 years concurrent (aggravated assault), fully offset by pre-sentence credit; lifetime s. 109 prohibition, DNA order, non-communication orderLife sentence
Other tracked cases
- April 1, 202615 years imprisonment less 2,618 days pre-sentence credit (7 years 10 months remaining)
- September 24, 20254 years' imprisonment (fentanyl), with 2.5 years concurrent (cocaine)
- May 14, 202515 years in custody, less about 1,705 days credit (four years and nine months)
- November 22, 2024Life imprisonment, no parole eligibility for 17 yearsLife sentence
- July 17, 20245 years' imprisonment, concurrent to the life sentence for murder, already served through pre-sentence custody
- September 15, 20223 years and 2 months (all but one day satisfied by pre-sentence custody credit), then 3 years probation
- September 9, 2022Life imprisonment, no parole for 17 years; lifetime s. 109 weapons prohibition, DNA orderLife sentence
- July 8, 20223 months conditional sentence (1 month house arrest, then curfew); restitution of $1,886.72
- June 28, 2022Life imprisonment, no parole for 20 yearsLife sentence
Offences sentenced
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