Sentences in Vernon
25 cases tracked in Vernon. All of British Columbia.
Decisions
- August 21, 2026R. v. Taylor, 2026 BCSC 1698
- Below the Crown's ask
- On release at the time
7 years in custody (4 years and 3 years concurrent for 2023 offences, 3 years consecutive for 2024 offence), less 6 days' credit - June 15, 2026R. v. R.M.C., 2026 BCSC 1292
- Below the Crown's ask
3 years in custody for sexual interference (sexual assault conditionally stayed) - April 13, 20265 years custody (977 days credit, 848 days remaining); 12 months concurrent on each other count
- March 30, 2026R. v. D.C., 2026 BCSC 572
- Below the Crown's ask
- On release at the time
2 years imprisonment - February 18, 2026Two years less a day in custody (concurrent on both counts), less 105 days' credit, then 12 months probation
- December 18, 2025Two years less a day conditional sentence (18 months house arrest, then curfew), then 3 years probation
- November 28, 2025R. v. Buchanan, 2025 BCSC 2435
- Below the Crown's ask
30 months imprisonment (6 months concurrent on the second count), less 119 days credit - May 9, 2025Two years less a day conditional sentence (721 days after 8 days credit), then 15 months probation
- May 31, 2024R. v. Howse, 2024 BCSC 1204
- Below the Crown's ask
Five years imprisonment less 1,220 days credit (605 days remaining), then three years probation - May 13, 2024R. v. Dergez, 2024 BCSC 1367
- Below the Crown's ask
- On release at the time
25 months in custody (750 days), less 214 days credit - May 9, 20244.5 years (1,640 days) less 689 days pre-sentence credit, 951 days remaining; concurrent terms on the other counts
- April 5, 202418 months (540 days) imprisonment, deemed served by 695 days of pre-sentence credit; 1 day consecutive on simple possession; no probation
- March 5, 202410 years' imprisonment, less 1,968 days' credit (1,682 days remaining)
- February 29, 2024Eight and a half years in custody, less 1,338 days' credit for pre-sentence custody
- September 22, 20235 years in custody (joint submission), lifetime weapons prohibition, DNA order
- August 10, 202318 months imprisonment (547 days), less 48 days credit for pre-sentence custody, then 12 months probation; 6 months concurrent on Count 2
- June 9, 2023Four years (1,461 days) less 200 days credit for time served; 10-year weapons prohibition
- January 6, 2023R. v. Main, 2023 BCSC 530
- Below the Crown's ask
Three years jail less 395 days' (13 months) pre-sentence credit, leaving 23 months, then 3 years probation; concurrent on both counts - January 6, 2023R. v. Dugas, 2023 BCSC 85
- Below the Crown's ask
Four years (fentanyl PPT) and three years (loaded prohibited firearm) consecutive, reduced to six years global, less 33 months credit - September 27, 20223 years imprisonment
- April 29, 20221,460 days (four years) less 829 days credit, leaving 631 days, then one year probation; lifetime s. 109 ban, DNA
- March 10, 2022R. v. Grace, 2022 BCSC 475
- Below the Crown's ask
Two years less a day conditional sentence (house arrest for one year, then curfew), concurrent 90-day CSOs on other counts; s. 109 prohibition - September 15, 2021R. v. A.S.K., 2021 BCSC 1976
- Below the Crown's ask
Three and a half years (42 months) in jail, global, consecutive on four counts - September 7, 2021R. v. B.A.V., 2021 BCSC 1773
- Below the Crown's ask
- No jail for a violent offence
23 months conditional (11 months and 12 months consecutive), then 3 years probation - August 10, 202110 years' imprisonment (8 years concurrent on the methamphetamine count), less 278 days' credit for pre-sentence custody; restitution of $60,974.43
Judges who decided these cases
- The Honourable Justice D. Allan BettonSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Briana HardwickSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Steven WilsonSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Alan M. RossSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Gary P. WeatherillSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Sheri A. DoneganSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Alison J. BeamesSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Barbara J. NorellSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Jasmin Z. AhmadSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Martha M. DevlinSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Miriam A. MaisonvilleSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Murray B. BlokSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Richard FowlerSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Richard HewsonSupreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Justice Scott MorishitaSupreme Court of British Columbia