The Honourable Justice

Kenneth W. Ball

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Sitting.

Last updated

5 cases tracked, 0 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask
1
No jail for a violent offence
0
Increased on appeal
0
Offender offended again
0

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Leniency score

Rank 53 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 37 of 42 at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Sentences averaged 7% below the Crown’s ask across 5 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.

Tracked cases by decision date, 2022 to 2026.
  1. R. v. Turpin, December 15, 2025
  2. R. v. Houle, November 17, 2025
  3. R. v. N.S.F.K., September 2, 2022
  4. R. v. M.F.H., May 18, 2022
  5. R. v. Trifunski, April 8, 2022
  • Sexual
  • Violent
  • Drugs
  • Below the Crown's ask
  • Not flagged

Flagged cases

None of the tracked cases meet the inclusion criteria.

Other tracked cases

  1. December 15, 2025
    R. v. Turpin, 2025 BCSC 2687Sexual assault, Prince Rupert
    Two years less a day in custody (less 515 days credit), then 3 years probation
  2. November 17, 2025
    R. v. Houle, 2025 BCSC 2561Assaulting a peace officer with a weapon or causing bodily harm; Dangerous operation of a conveyance; Failure to stop after an accident; Flight from a peace officer; Resisting or obstructing a peace officer; Operation while prohibited, Osoyoos
    3 years consecutive on assault of a peace officer with a weapon plus 18 months on the other counts (4.5 years total), less 376 days credit
  3. September 2, 2022
    R. v. N.S.F.K., 2022 BCSC 2324Distributing child sexual abuse material; Possessing child sexual abuse material; Luring a child; Extortion, New Westminster
    3.5 years' imprisonment (1 year concurrent on counts 1-2, consecutive to 2.5 years concurrent on counts 3-4); lifetime s. 109 ban, s. 161 orders, DNA, SOIRA for life
  4. May 18, 2022
    R. v. M.F.H., 2022 BCSC 967Trafficking in a Schedule I or II substance, New Westminster
    2 years plus 1 day (joint submission)
  5. April 8, 2022
    R. v. Trifunski, 2022 BCSC 610Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Victoria
    6 months in prison, then 12 months probation

Offences sentenced

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