Sentences in Kamloops

Decisions

1. July 10, 2026
   R. v. Aldridge, 2026 BCSC 1574Aggravated assault. Justice Bradford F. Smith

   • Below the Crown's ask
   4 and a half years in custody, less 417 days credit
2. May 14, 2026
   R. v. Henry, 2026 BCSC 1107Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Pointing a firearm; Reckless discharge of a firearm; Dangerous operation of a conveyance; Break and enter a dwelling-house. Justice K. Michael Stephens

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • On release at the time
   6 years imprisonment on all counts, concurrent
3. May 1, 2026
   R. v. F.J.J., 2026 BCSC 971Sexual interference. Justice Lorianna Bennett

   • Below the Crown's ask
   4 and a half years in custody
4. April 28, 2026
   R. v. Hupe, 2026 BCSC 1240Perjury. Justice Lorianna Bennett
   2 years less a day conditional sentence (6 months house arrest, then curfew)
5. April 27, 2026
   R. v. B.T.R., 2026 BCSC 860Sexual interference. Justice Briana Hardwick

   • Below the Crown's ask
   4 years in custody
6. April 21, 2026
   R. v. Anderson, 2026 BCSC 856Robbery; Breach of a release order; Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm. Justice Andrea L. Ormiston
   5 years global custody before credit for 714 days (476 actual days at 1.5:1); lifetime firearms ban
7. February 24, 2026
   R. v. Bond, 2026 BCSC 470Perjury. Justice Lorianna Bennett
   20 months' jail
8. June 20, 2025
   R. v. G.J.L., 2025 BCSC 1288Assault by choking, suffocating or strangling; Sexual assault. Justice Bradford F. Smith

   • Below the Crown's ask
   27 months in custody (6 months concurrent on choking count)
9. June 11, 2025
   R. v. J.E.C., 2025 BCSC 1173Sexual assault. Justice W. Paul Riley

   • Below the Crown's ask
   10 years and 5 months in prison (after a totality reduction from 11 years and 5 months), less 25 months' credit for pre-sentence custody
10. November 22, 2024
    R. v. H.A.M., 2024 BCSC 2292Second degree murder. Justice Heather J. Holmes
    Life imprisonment, no parole eligibility for 17 years

    Life sentence
11. July 18, 2024
    R. v. Z.C., 2024 BCSC 1485Trafficking in a Schedule I or II substance; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence. Justice Sheri A. Donegan
    12 years in custody (global, concurrent sentences)
12. March 28, 2024
    R. v. K.N.R.H., 2024 BCSC 699Sexual interference; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Exposure to a person under 16. Justice Ward K. Branch
    48 months on sexual interference (concurrent 90 days each on exposure and uttering threats), less 294 days pre-trial credit: 1,166 days remaining
13. February 23, 2024
    R. v. Gordon-Filatoff, 2024 BCSC 404Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking. Justice Bradford F. Smith
    2 years imprisonment
14. January 24, 2024
    R. v. M.K.M., 2024 BCSC 575Sexual assault. Justice Sheri A. Donegan

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    Two years less a day conditional sentence (including house arrest), then 3 years probation
15. December 8, 2023
    R. v. O.R.R., 2023 BCSC 2325Sexual assault. Justice Ward K. Branch
    2 years in a federal facility
16. December 8, 2023
    R. v. J.A.C., 2023 BCSC 2309Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking. Justice Sheri A. Donegan
    4 years imprisonment (joint submission)
17. November 7, 2023
    R. v. Sanford, 2023 BCSC 1956Manslaughter. Justice Sheri A. Donegan

    • Below the Crown's ask
    4 years imprisonment, less 321 days credit for pre-sentence custody (1,139 days remaining)
18. November 6, 2023
    R. v. Bornais, 2023 BCSC 1945Theft over $5,000; Fraud over $5,000; Falsifying books and documents with intent to defraud. Justice Bradford F. Smith
    20 months imprisonment (concurrent 6 months on three other counts), then 2 years probation; restitution and 10-year s. 380.2 prohibition
19. November 1, 2023
    R. v. T.S.G.S., 2023 BCSC 2216Sexual assault. Justice Baljinder Kaur Girn
    30 months imprisonment
20. October 4, 2023
    R. v. P.W.R., 2023 BCSC 2474Sexual interference. Justice F. Matthew Kirchner
    Two years less a day imprisonment, then 3 years probation
21. July 28, 2023
    R. v. J.M.R.E., 2023 BCSC 1742Manslaughter. Justice S. Dev Dley

    • On release at the time
    10 years imprisonment, long-term offender designation with a 10-year long-term supervision order
22. June 2, 2023
    R. v. Maligaspe, 2023 BCSC 1227Sexual assault. Justice J. Miriam Gropper

    • Below the Crown's ask
    Three and a half years' imprisonment (3.5 years and 3 years, concurrent)
23. April 11, 2022
    R. v. Brush, 2022 BCSC 1194Failure to provide necessaries of life. Justice Sheri A. Donegan
    18 months imprisonment, then 18 months probation
24. March 4, 2022
    R. v. K.M., 2022 BCSC 360Making child sexual abuse material; Breach of an undertaking; Voyeurism. Justice Sheri A. Donegan
    30 months' imprisonment (making child pornography), with 6 months on each of voyeurism and breach of undertaking, all concurrent
25. February 14, 2022
    R. v. Haynes, 2022 BCSC 1186Unauthorized possession of a firearm; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Possession of explosive substance without lawful excuse. Justice Gary P. Weatherill
    54 months less one day in jail (global), less 30 months' credit, leaving 24 months less one day

All 30 cases in Kamloops