The Honourable Justice

Murray B. Blok

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Sitting.

Last updated

10 cases tracked, 5 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask
6
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.

Leniency score

Rank 47 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 31 of 42 at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Sentences averaged 11% below the Crown’s ask across 10 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.

Tracked cases by decision date, 2021 to 2027.
  1. R. v. Soukary, August 27, 2026
  2. R. v. T.E.C., February 11, 2025
  3. R. v. Wareing, October 11, 2024, flagged
  4. R. v. Isbister, September 13, 2024, flagged
  5. R. v. Fuller, July 19, 2024, flagged
  6. R. v. B.-Q., February 27, 2023
  7. R. v. Ebrahimian, December 19, 2022
  8. R. v. Bragg, July 12, 2022, flagged
  9. R. v. Kapoor, December 3, 2021
  10. R. v. A.S.K., September 15, 2021, flagged
  • Other
  • Sexual
  • Violent
  • Below the Crown's ask
  • Not flagged

Flagged cases

  1. October 11, 2024
    R. v. Wareing, 2024 BCSC 1895Second degree murder; Attempted murder with a firearm, Maple Ridge
    • Below the Crown's ask
    Life imprisonment, no parole for 14 years; 13 years for attempted murder with a firearm
  2. September 13, 2024
    R. v. Isbister, 2024 BCSC 1836Possessing child sexual abuse material; Breach of recognizance (peace bond), Langley
    • Below the Crown's ask
    27 months in jail, less 369 days credit for pre-sentence custody
  3. July 19, 2024
    R. v. Fuller, 2024 BCSC 1523Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm, Vanderhoof
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    40 months global (3 years on s. 95 with 6 months concurrent for threats, plus 4 months consecutive on s. 88), less 923 days pre-sentence credit
  4. July 12, 2022
    R. v. Bragg, 2022 BCSC 1249Manslaughter with a firearm, Surrey
    • Below the Crown's ask
    7 years' imprisonment, less 14 days' credit (net 2,543 days)
  5. September 15, 2021
    R. v. A.S.K., 2021 BCSC 1976Sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm; Sexual interference, Vernon
    • Below the Crown's ask
    Three and a half years (42 months) in jail, global, consecutive on four counts

Other tracked cases

  1. August 27, 2026
    R. v. Soukary, 2026 BCSC 1655Breach of trust by public officer, New Westminster
    18 months in jail
  2. February 11, 2025
    R. v. T.E.C., 2025 BCSC 1200Sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm, New Westminster
    Two years less a day in jail, then 36 months probation
  3. February 27, 2023
    R. v. B.-Q., 2023 BCSC 671Assault; Sexual assault, Salmon Arm
    Two years less a day in custody (concurrent on all counts), then 2 years probation
  4. December 19, 2022
    R. v. Ebrahimian, 2022 BCSC 2290Second degree murder, Langley
    Life imprisonment on each of 3 counts, concurrent, no parole for 15 years; DNA order, lifetime s. 109 prohibition
  5. December 3, 2021
    R. v. Kapoor, 2021 BCSC 2516False statement to procure a passport, Surrey
    Six months less a day in jail (179 days), then 3 years probation, concurrent on both counts

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