Sentence Watch

The Honourable Justice

Joseph M. Doyle

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Sitting.

Last updated

3 cases tracked, 1 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: 3 of 5 comparable cases needed (a case is comparable when the decision states what the Crown asked for).

  • Firearms
  • Sexual
  • Violent
  • Below the Crown's ask
  • Not flagged

Flagged cases

  1. August 21, 2023
    R. v. Schalm, 2023 BCSC 2594Assault with a weapon, Penticton
    • Below the Crown's ask
    15 months' imprisonment, less 449 days' credit for pre-sentence custody (one day remaining)

Other tracked cases

  1. September 12, 2025
    R. v. Bujold, 2025 BCSC 1926Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm, Dawson Creek
    24 months custody less 357 days credit (373 days left to serve), then 12 months probation; 10-year weapons prohibition
  2. October 22, 2024
    R. v. M.A.T., 2024 BCSC 2355Sexual assault, Port Alberni
    2 years in a penitentiary, then 3 years probation

Offences sentenced

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