6 cases tracked, 2 flagged.
- Below the Crown's ask
- 2
- No jail for a violent offence
- 0
- Increased on appeal
- 0
- Offender offended again
- 0
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Leniency score
20
Rank 38 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 24 of 42 at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Sentences averaged 16% below the Crown’s ask across 5 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.
- R. v. J.T.B., October 28, 2024
- R. v. Telechea, October 18, 2024, flagged
- R. v. Ordway, June 30, 2023
- R. v. D.W.C., June 29, 2023
- R. v. H.A.V., November 21, 2022, flagged
- R. v. Gerow, July 20, 2021
- Sexual
- Violent
- Below the Crown's ask
- Not flagged
Flagged cases
- October 18, 2024R. v. Telechea, 2024 BCSC 2220
- Below the Crown's ask
Two years less a day in custody (less 347 days' credit), then 3 years probation - November 21, 2022R. v. H.A.V., 2022 BCSC 2116
- Below the Crown's ask
35 months (31 months sexual assault plus 4 months consecutive for attempted choking), less 9 months pre-sentence credit, leaving 26 months
Other tracked cases
- October 28, 20245 years in custody
- June 30, 202318 months' incarceration, satisfied by 573 days of pre-sentence credit (time served), then 18 months probation
- June 29, 20235 years imprisonment (3 years per count consecutive, reduced to 5 years for totality); DNA, SOIRA 20 years, s. 109 and s. 161 orders
- July 20, 202190 days intermittent custody on weekends, probation to two years from sentencing, $10,000 restitution
Offences sentenced
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