Sentence Watch

The Honourable Justice

Warren B. Milman

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Sitting.

Last updated

10 cases tracked, 6 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask
6
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

Rank 51 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 35 of 42 at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Sentences averaged 10% below the Crown’s ask across 10 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.

  • Violent
  • Firearms
  • Sexual
  • Drugs
  • Below the Crown's ask
  • Not flagged

Flagged cases

  1. November 25, 2025
    R. v. Christensen, 2025 BCSC 2353Second degree murder, Chilliwack
    • Below the Crown's ask
    Life imprisonment, no parole for 13 and a half years
  2. April 10, 2025
    R. v. J.W.W., 2025 BCSC 849Sexual interference, Kelowna
    • Below the Crown's ask
    Two and a half years in custody
  3. August 2, 2024
    R. v. Cooke, 2024 BCSC 1481Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Victoria
    • Below the Crown's ask
    10 months in custody, then 12 months probation
  4. July 4, 2024
    R. v. Del Rosario, 2024 BCSC 1220Manslaughter, North Vancouver
    • Below the Crown's ask
    Eight and a half years imprisonment, less 28 months credit for pre-sentence custody
  5. December 3, 2021
    R. v. C.G.D., 2021 BCSC 2400Sexual interference, Kamloops
    • Below the Crown's ask
    3.5 years imprisonment
  6. September 20, 2021
    R. v. C.A.J., 2021 BCSC 2147Assault; Sexual assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Forcible confinement, Williams Lake
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    3 years on sexual assault (other counts concurrent), less 500 days pre-sentence credit, then 18 months probation

Other tracked cases

  1. March 5, 2026
    R. v. Diabikulu, 2026 BCSC 514Manslaughter; Carrying a concealed weapon; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm, Vancouver
    10 and a half years' imprisonment (8 years manslaughter, plus consecutive weapons sentences), less 930 days' credit
  2. January 30, 2026
    R. v. Santolla, 2026 BCSC 204Weapons trafficking; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Abbotsford
    8 years imprisonment (3 years on manufacturing a restricted firearm, consecutive to concurrent 4 and 5 years on two drug counts)
  3. October 28, 2025
    R. v. Basra, 2025 BCSC 2307First degree murder; Arson causing damage to property, Vancouver
    Life imprisonment, no parole for 25 years (first degree murder); 5 years concurrent for arson
  4. November 22, 2024
    R. v. Isnardy, 2024 BCSC 2386Manslaughter, Kelowna
    2 years in custody, then 3 years probation

Offences sentenced

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