14 cases tracked, 5 flagged.
- Below the Crown's ask
- 7
- 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.
Leniency score
27
Rank 15 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 10 of 42 at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Sentences averaged 29% below the Crown’s ask across 12 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.
- R. v. Walczak, January 13, 2026
- R. v. Rahiman, July 15, 2025, flagged
- R. v. Mariani, July 9, 2025
- R. v. E.G.G.-G., March 4, 2025, flagged
- R. v. A.M.W.B., February 19, 2025
- R. v. P.J.L., February 6, 2025, flagged
- R. v. Hainsworth, November 12, 2024
- R. v. Pham, March 4, 2024
- R. v. Carlson, February 23, 2024
- R. v. Bacon, April 14, 2023
- R. v. C.M.K., February 8, 2023
- R. v. Kawerninski, January 13, 2023, flagged
- R. v. Hunter, November 23, 2021, flagged
- R. v. Harper, July 2, 2021
- Firearms
- Violent
- Sexual
- Impaired driving
- Drugs
- Below the Crown's ask
- Not flagged
Flagged cases
- July 15, 2025R. v. Rahiman, 2025 BCSC 1375
- Below the Crown's ask
5 years and 6 months in custody (concurrent 3 years and 1 year on the firearm possession counts) - March 4, 2025R. v. E.G.G.-G., 2025 BCSC 393
- Below the Crown's ask
4 years in custody - February 6, 2025R. v. P.J.L., 2025 BCSC 391
- Below the Crown's ask
Life imprisonment, no parole for 12 years; concurrent 4 years for indignity to human remainsLife sentence - January 13, 2023R. v. Kawerninski, 2023 BCSC 377
- Below the Crown's ask
- No jail for a violent offence
Two years less a day conditional sentence, in addition to 261 days' pre-sentence custody credit, then 18 months probation - November 23, 2021R. v. Hunter, 2021 BCSC 2426
- Below the Crown's ask
28 months in jail less 17 months credit (11 months remaining), then 18 months probation
Other tracked cases
- January 13, 20267 years' imprisonment (global) less 987 days' pre-sentence credit
- July 9, 2025Life imprisonment, no parole for 25 years; may apply for faint-hope reduction after 15 yearsLife sentence
- February 19, 2025Eight years in a federal penitentiary
- November 12, 20245 years in penitentiary (3 years concurrent on second count), less 398 days pre-sentence custody; 10-year driving prohibition
- March 4, 202415 years' imprisonment globally (aggregate 17 years reduced for totality); lifetime s. 109 firearms prohibition, DNA and forfeiture orders
- February 23, 2024Two years plus one day in a federal penitentiary
- April 14, 2023Life imprisonment, no parole eligibility for 20 yearsLife sentence
- February 8, 2023Two years less one day conditional sentence (concurrent on each count, house arrest), then 3 years probation
- July 2, 202142 months (fentanyl count) with 15 months concurrent (methamphetamine count), consecutive to the sentence already being served
Offences sentenced
- Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
- Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
- Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order
- Second degree murder
- Aggravated assault
- Contravention of firearm storage regulations
- Discharging a firearm with intent
Professional background
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