Sentences in Vancouver
63 cases tracked in Vancouver. All of British Columbia.
Decisions
- September 11, 2026R v Stuart, 2026 BCSC 1783
- Below the Crown's ask
- No jail for a violent offence
Two years less one day conditional sentence (201 days credited), followed by probation - September 4, 2026R. v. C.O., 2026 BCSC 1859
- Below the Crown's ask
3 years 6 months for sexual assault plus 6 months consecutive for voyeurism (4 years total) - August 10, 202610 years' incarceration on each count, concurrent, less 323 days' pre-sentence credit
- July 9, 2026R. v. K.C., 2026 BCSC 1289
- Below the Crown's ask
Life imprisonment on each count, concurrent; no parole eligibility for 17 yearsLife sentence - June 18, 2026R. v. P.S.K., 2026 BCSC 1293
- Below the Crown's ask
4 years imprisonment - April 1, 202615 years imprisonment less 2,618 days pre-sentence credit (7 years 10 months remaining)
- March 5, 202610 and a half years' imprisonment (8 years manslaughter, plus consecutive weapons sentences), less 930 days' credit
- January 30, 2026R. v. Majedi, 2026 BCSC 343
- Below the Crown's ask
- On release at the time
2 years less a day conditional sentence (curfew and mobility restriction), then 3 years probation - January 16, 2026Life imprisonment, no parole for 13 yearsLife sentence
- December 5, 2025R. v. Wiwchar, 2025 BCSC 2610
- On release at the time
20 years in custody (18 years concurrent on the second count), concurrent to sentences already being served; no pre-sentence credit - November 18, 2025R. v. P.P., 2025 BCSC 2275
- No jail for a violent offence
2 years less a day conditional sentence (12 months house arrest, then curfew), then 2 years probation - November 5, 2025R. v. V.H.V.R., 2025 BCSC 2231
- Below the Crown's ask
3 years in custody (2 years and 12 months consecutive) - November 3, 202520 months conditional sentence (12 months house arrest, then curfew), less 3 days credit
- October 28, 2025Life imprisonment, no parole for 25 years (first degree murder); 5 years concurrent for arsonLife sentence
- October 16, 2025R. v. Bentil, 2025 BCSC 2116
- Below the Crown's ask
Life imprisonment, no parole for 10 yearsLife sentence - September 24, 20254 years' imprisonment (fentanyl), with 2.5 years concurrent (cocaine)
- September 23, 2025R. v. Meyers, 2025 BCSC 2131
- Below the Crown's ask
24 months' imprisonment (6, 8 and 10 months consecutive), federal sentence, no probation - September 16, 2025R. v. F.K.K., 2025 BCSC 1875
- Below the Crown's ask
11 years in custody (consecutive terms on seven counts), less 252 days credit - September 12, 2025Six and a half years in custody (44 days of pre-sentence custody taken into account, not subtracted)
- July 24, 2025R. v. Scott, 2025 BCSC 1495
- Below the Crown's ask
6 years' imprisonment less credit for pre-sentence custody (539 days left to serve), then 3 years' probation - July 16, 2025Life imprisonment, no parole for 12 yearsLife sentence
- June 19, 20253 years in custody, consecutive to a sentence already being served
- June 16, 202514 years' imprisonment, less 1,704 days' credit (3,406 days remaining)
- February 18, 20259 years in custody on each count, concurrent
- January 17, 2025R. v. 32992, 2025 BCSC 75
- Below the Crown's ask
- No jail for a violent offence
Conditional discharge with one year of probation
Judges who decided these cases
- The Honourable Justice Heather J. HolmesSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Kathleen M. KerSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice E. David CrossinSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Alan M. RossSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Wendy A. BakerSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Geoffrey B. GomerySupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Heather MacNaughtonSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Jan BrongersSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Laura B. GerowSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Lisa A. WarrenSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Miriam A. MaisonvilleSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Warren B. MilmanSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Amy D. FrancisSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Carla L. ForthSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Catherine A. WedgeSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Catherine MurraySupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Christopher W. GreenwoodSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice David A. CrerarSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Elin SigurdsonSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Emily M. BurkeSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice F. Matthew KirchnerSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Frits E. VerhoevenSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice George MacintoshSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice J. Miriam GropperSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice James W. WilliamsSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Janet WinteringhamSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Jasvinder S. BasranSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Jeanne E. WatchukSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Jennifer Lynn WhatelySupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Jennifer M.I. DuncanSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Margot L. FlemingSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Michael J. BrundrettSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Nathan H. SmithSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Nitya IyerSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Palbinder Kaur ShergillSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Peter H. EdelmannSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Ronald A. SkolroodSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Sharon MatthewsSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Shelley C. FitzpatrickSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice W. Paul RileySupreme Court of British Columbia