6 cases tracked, 2 flagged.
- Below the Crown's ask
- 1
- No jail for a violent offence
- 1
- Increased on appeal
- 0
- Offender offended again
- 0
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Leniency score
14
Rank 58 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 40 of 42 at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Sentences averaged 4% below the Crown’s ask across 5 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.
- R v Alves, September 18, 2026
- R. v. K.B.R.M., May 12, 2026, flagged
- R. v. Fox, March 7, 2025
- R. v. Fox, January 28, 2025
- R. v. S.L.P., January 15, 2025
- R. v. Penner, July 6, 2022, flagged
- Drugs
- Violent
- Below the Crown's ask
- Not flagged
Flagged cases
- May 12, 2026R. v. K.B.R.M., 2026 BCSC 1127
- Below the Crown's ask
8 years in custody, less 4 years, 7 months and 12 days of credit for pre-sentence custody (3 years, 4 months and 18 days remaining) - July 6, 2022R. v. Penner, 2022 BCSC 1859
- No jail for a violent offence
23 months conditional sentence (after 26 days' presentence credit), with house arrest and 120 hours community service; lifetime s. 109 prohibition, DNA
Other tracked cases
- September 18, 20263 years' imprisonment on counts 1 and 2 and 2 years on count 3, concurrent
- March 7, 2025Life imprisonment, no parole for 20 yearsLife sentence
- January 28, 2025Life imprisonment, no parole for 20 yearsLife sentence
- January 15, 20256 years jail (6 years extortion; 2 years harassment and 1 year threats concurrent)
Offences sentenced
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