The Honourable Justice

Shelley C. Fitzpatrick

Sitting.

Last updated October 9, 2026

7 cases tracked, 4 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.

Leniency score

Rank 50 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 34 of 42 at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Sentences averaged 5% below the Crown’s ask across 7 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.

Violent
Firearms
Property
Sexual
Below the Crown's ask
Not flagged

Flagged cases

December 8, 2025
R. v. Antonius, 2025 BCSC 2438Robbery, Mission
- No jail for a violent offence
18-month conditional sentence (first 6 months house arrest), plus $846.40 restitution
March 7, 2025
R. v. Gallagher, 2025 BCSC 416Aggravated assault; Pointing a firearm; Reckless discharge of a firearm, Osoyoos
- Below the Crown's ask
- On release at the time
7 years global (6.5 years, 4 years and 7 years concurrent), consecutive to sentences already being served
December 21, 2023
R. v. M.A.N., 2023 BCSC 2310Human trafficking of a person under 18; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Vancouver
- On release at the time
7 years 4 months in custody (6 years for human trafficking of a minor, consecutive to 16 months for drug trafficking), less 1.5:1 credit for pre-sentence custody
August 10, 2022
R. v. W.F.G., 2022 BCSC 1394Sexual assault, Tofino
- Below the Crown's ask
28 months jail; DNA order, lifetime s. 109 prohibition, lifetime SOIRA, non-communication order

Other tracked cases

February 5, 2024
R. v. Permes, 2024 BCSC 397Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Kelowna
3 years' imprisonment (2.5 years on the PPT counts plus 6 months consecutive for the crossbow), less 101 days' credit; lifetime s. 109 prohibition and forfeiture
April 21, 2023
R. v. Sorenson, 2023 BCSC 787Arson causing damage to property, Burnaby
Five years total (two years per count consecutive, reduced by one year for totality), less 1,262 days credit; then 3 years probation
November 4, 2021
R. v. Braun, 2021 BCSC 2379Aggravated assault, Gibsons
Two years' incarceration, plus a $9,208.33 restitution order

Offences sentenced

Aggravated assault2 cases
Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking2 cases
Arson causing damage to property1 case
Human trafficking of a person under 181 case
Pointing a firearm1 case
Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order1 case
Reckless discharge of a firearm1 case
Robbery1 case

Professional background

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