Sentence Watch

The Honourable Justice

Maria Morellato

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Sitting.

Last updated

2 cases tracked, 2 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask
2
No jail for a violent offence
1
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).

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

Flagged cases

  1. June 30, 2026
    R. v. Perez, 2026 BCSC 1480Possessing child sexual abuse material, Kelowna
    • Below the Crown's ask
    8 months jail, then 2 years probation
  2. April 24, 2026
    R. v. O'Connor, 2026 BCSC 1019Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Forcible confinement; Robbery; Unauthorized possession of a firearm; Possession of property obtained by crime $5,000 or under; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Contravention of firearm storage regulations; Possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling, Cranbrook
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    2 years less a day conditional sentence (house arrest with electronic monitoring), then 3 years probation

Offences sentenced

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