Martha M. Devlin

Flagged cases

1. February 6, 2025
   R. v. P.P.A., 2025 BCSC 159Sexual interference; Making child sexual abuse material, New Westminster

   • Below the Crown's ask
   4 years 6 months in custody (3.5 years and 1 year consecutive), less 1,272 days credit, then 2 years probation
2. October 9, 2024
   R. v. H.S., 2024 BCSC 1869Manslaughter; Aggravated assault, Surrey

   • Below the Crown's ask
   10 years global (2 years concurrent on each aggravated assault), less 2,177 days pre-trial credit
3. July 16, 2024
   R. v. O.R., 2024 BCSC 1288Manslaughter; Indignity to human remains, Langley

   • Below the Crown's ask
   16 years in custody (11 years manslaughter, 5 years consecutive indignity to remains) less 1,413 days' credit
4. February 29, 2024
   R. v. M.S.H., 2024 BCSC 366Manslaughter, Surrey

   • Below the Crown's ask
   6 years' imprisonment (2,190 days), less 248 days' credit for pre-trial custody
5. September 7, 2023
   R. v. J.S.H., 2023 BCSC 1564Manslaughter, Surrey

   • Below the Crown's ask
   3 years imprisonment less 105 days credit for pre-sentence custody
6. July 18, 2023
   R. v. J.R.J.B., 2023 BCSC 1202Manslaughter, Surrey

   • Below the Crown's ask
   8 years' imprisonment, less 1,787 days' credit for pre-sentence custody
7. April 27, 2022
   R. v. Harmes, 2022 BCSC 663Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Mission

   • Below the Crown's ask
   14 years global (12 years on drug/firearm indictment plus 2 years consecutive for breaching firearms prohibitions), less 977 days credit (net 4,133 days)
8. March 29, 2022
   R. v. Kim, 2022 BCSC 518Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Trafficking or possession for trafficking (Schedule IV substance), Richmond

   • Below the Crown's ask
   10 years global custody (all counts concurrent)
9. September 7, 2021
   R. v. B.A.V., 2021 BCSC 1773Sexual interference, Vernon

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • No jail for a violent offence
   23 months conditional (11 months and 12 months consecutive), then 3 years probation

Other tracked cases

1. March 21, 2025
   R. v. Johnson-Audain, 2025 BCSC 539Conspiracy to commit murder, Surrey
   Six years' imprisonment, less 1,047 days' credit for pre-sentence custody
2. September 7, 2023
   R. v. J.S.B., 2023 BCSC 1514Obstructing justice, Surrey
   18 months conditional sentence
3. November 17, 2022
   R. v. Cashman, 2022 BCSC 1836Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Mission
   6 years global (6 years on the fentanyl count, other counts concurrent), less 45 days credit for pre-sentence custody
4. October 14, 2022
   R. v. Coban, 2022 BCSC 1810Distributing child sexual abuse material; Luring a child; Criminal harassment; Extortion, New Westminster
   13 years global (8 years extortion, 1 year consecutive for possession of child pornography for distribution, 4 years consecutive for luring, 6 years concurrent for criminal harassment), consecutive to his Dutch sentence

Offences sentenced

• Manslaughter5 cases
• Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking3 cases
• Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm2 cases
• Sexual interference2 cases
• Aggravated assault1 case
• Conspiracy to commit murder1 case
• Criminal harassment1 case
• Distributing child sexual abuse material1 case