The Honourable Justice

Jeanne E. Watchuk

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Sitting.

Last updated

2 cases tracked, 2 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask
1
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: 2 of 5 comparable cases needed (a case is comparable when the decision states what the Crown asked for).

Tracked cases by decision date, 2022 to 2026.
  1. R. v. R.C.R., April 6, 2023, flagged
  2. R. v. Deo, October 18, 2022, flagged
  • Sexual
  • Violent
  • Below the Crown's ask
  • Not flagged

Flagged cases

  1. April 6, 2023
    R. v. R.C.R., 2023 BCSC 595Sexual interference; Resisting or obstructing a peace officer, Vancouver
    • On release at the time
    36 months for sexual interference plus 2 months consecutive for obstructing police (38 months total), less 25.5 months credit; 12.5 months remaining
  2. October 18, 2022
    R. v. Deo, 2022 BCSC 1835Manslaughter with a firearm; Indignity to human remains, Surrey
    • Below the Crown's ask
    7 years in custody (5 years manslaughter plus 2 years consecutive for indignity to a body), less 239 days' credit

Offences sentenced

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