5 cases tracked, 3 flagged.
- Below the Crown's ask
- 3
- 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
15
Rank 54 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 38 of 42 at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Sentences averaged 7% below the Crown’s ask across 5 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.
- R. v. Short, August 28, 2026, flagged
- R. v. Dennis, May 26, 2026
- R. v. B.T.B., September 22, 2025, flagged
- R. v. J.R.B., January 10, 2024, flagged
- R. v. G.W.S., May 5, 2022
- Violent
- Sexual
- Below the Crown's ask
- Not flagged
Flagged cases
- August 28, 2026R. v. Short, 2026 BCSC 1903
- Below the Crown's ask
7.5 years in custody, less 693 days credit for pre-sentence custody - September 22, 2025R. v. B.T.B., 2025 BCSC 2434
- Below the Crown's ask
24 months' imprisonment in a penitentiary - January 10, 2024R. v. J.R.B., 2024 BCSC 227
- Below the Crown's ask
Four and a half years' imprisonment on sexual interference, one year concurrent on invitation to sexual touching; sexual assault conditionally stayed
Other tracked cases
- May 26, 2026Life imprisonment, no parole for 10 years (concurrent on both counts)Life sentence
- May 5, 20222 years imprisonment; DNA, SOIRA 20 years, 10-year firearms prohibition, no-contact order
Offences sentenced
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