Sentence Watch

The Honourable Justice

Michael Tammen

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Sitting.

Last updated

5 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: 4 of 5 comparable cases needed (a case is comparable when the decision states what the Crown asked for).

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

Flagged cases

  1. May 17, 2022
    R. v. Evans, 2022 BCSC 1015Manslaughter with a firearm, Quesnel
    • Below the Crown's ask
    30 months imprisonment; lifetime s. 109 firearms prohibition, DNA, forfeiture

Other tracked cases

  1. July 10, 2026
    R. v. Jafari, 2026 BCSC 1468Manslaughter, Burnaby
    10 years imprisonment less 1,130 days pre-sentence credit; 82 months going forward
  2. February 7, 2025
    R. v. C.R.C., 2025 BCSC 372Second degree murder, Cranbrook
    Life imprisonment on each count, concurrent, no parole for 14 years
  3. May 16, 2024
    R. v. Charleson, 2024 BCSC 1191Manslaughter, Port Alberni
    15 years imprisonment less 37 months credit (143 months remaining)
  4. February 15, 2024
    R. v. Nguyen, 2024 BCSC 508Second degree murder; Assault with a weapon, Mission
    Life imprisonment, no parole for 12 years; 3 years concurrent for assault with a weapon

Offences sentenced

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