15 cases tracked, 5 flagged.
- Below the Crown's ask
- 7
- No jail for a violent offence
- 0
- Increased on appeal
- 0
- Offender offended again
- 0
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Leniency score
18
Rank 43 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 28 of 42 at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Sentences averaged 14% below the Crown’s ask across 14 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.
- R. v. Adams, April 8, 2026
- R. v. R.B.M., November 28, 2025, flagged
- R. v. Buchanan, November 28, 2025, flagged
- R. v. Johnson, September 27, 2024
- R. v. MacPherson, June 4, 2024
- R. v. Dergez, May 13, 2024, flagged
- R. v. McIntosh, May 9, 2024
- R. v. Hollaman, February 23, 2024
- R. v. Metcalfe, August 29, 2023
- R. v. Thorsen, August 28, 2023, flagged
- R. v. Loubissi-Morris, March 10, 2023
- R. v. Kirby, March 1, 2023, flagged
- R. v. Busch, December 12, 2022
- R. v. R.R.S., July 25, 2022
- R. v. Lypowich, April 22, 2022
- Drugs
- Violent
- Firearms
- Property
- Other
- Below the Crown's ask
- Not flagged
Flagged cases
- November 28, 2025R. v. R.B.M., 2025 BCSC 2668
- Below the Crown's ask
7 years (6 years aggravated assault of a peace officer + 1 year consecutive for disarming), less 2,022 days credit (533 days remaining), then 3 years probation - November 28, 2025R. v. Buchanan, 2025 BCSC 2435
- Below the Crown's ask
30 months imprisonment (6 months concurrent on the second count), less 119 days credit - May 13, 2024R. v. Dergez, 2024 BCSC 1367
- Below the Crown's ask
- On release at the time
25 months in custody (750 days), less 214 days credit - August 28, 2023R. v. Thorsen, 2023 BCSC 1661
- Below the Crown's ask
2 years imprisonment, less 318 days credit for pre-sentence custody, then 18 months probation; 180 days concurrent on the threats count - March 1, 2023R. v. Kirby, 2023 BCSC 1658
- On release at the time
33 months jail less 945 days' pre-sentence credit (45 days left to serve); lifetime s. 109 firearms prohibition (joint submission)
Other tracked cases
- April 8, 202612 months jail (12, 12 and 6 months concurrent on three counts)
- September 27, 202420 months in custody, less 102 days credit for pre-sentence custody
- June 4, 2024254 days in custody, covered by 258 days of enhanced pre-sentence credit, then 18 months probation
- May 9, 20244.5 years (1,640 days) less 689 days pre-sentence credit, 951 days remaining; concurrent terms on the other counts
- February 23, 20244 years imprisonment (concurrent terms on all counts)
- August 29, 20234 years imprisonment (joint submission), lifetime firearms ban, DNA order
- March 10, 202311 years on the conspiracy count and 3 years concurrent on the firearms count, reduced to 8.5 years for totality; 14 months credit for pre-sentence custody
- December 12, 202218 months (fentanyl) concurrent with 6 months (cocaine), less 195 days credit; 345 days remaining
- July 25, 2022Five years for fraud, two years concurrent for breach of trust, and one month consecutive for the forged degree (covered by time served)
- April 22, 2022Three and a half years (1,260 days) less 123 days credit, leaving 1,137 days; DNA, lifetime s. 109 ban, forfeiture
Offences sentenced
- Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
- Resisting or obstructing a peace officer
- Aggravated assault
- Aggravated assault of a peace officer
- Assaulting a peace officer with a weapon or causing bodily harm
- Breach of a release order
- Breach of trust by public officer
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