Sentences in Williams Lake

Decisions

1. August 13, 2024
   R. v. W.E.S., 2024 BCSC 1763Sexual assault. Justice Sandra Wilkinson

   • Below the Crown's ask
   42 months (three and a half years) imprisonment
2. April 19, 2024
   R. v. Bradley, 2024 BCSC 1320Reckless discharge of a firearm; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order. Justice Marguerite H. Church

   • Below the Crown's ask
   4 and a half years in custody (4 years plus 6 months consecutive)
3. July 20, 2023
   R. v. Maki, 2023 BCSC 2470Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking. Justice Marguerite H. Church

   • Below the Crown's ask
   Two years less a day conditional sentence (stated as 730 days), then 3 years probation
4. November 30, 2022
   R. v. D.V.S., 2022 BCSC 2199Manslaughter. Justice Alison J. Beames
   6 years less 1,287 days' credit (2 years, 7 months and 18 days remaining); DNA, s. 109 10-year and lifetime prohibitions
5. September 23, 2022
   R. v. Adolph, 2022 BCSC 2493Aggravated assault. Justice Margot L. Fleming

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • No jail for a violent offence
   • On release at the time
   Conditional sentence of 24 months less one day (18 months house arrest, then curfew)
6. July 26, 2022
   R. v. Saunders, 2022 BCSC 2118Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm. Justice Marguerite H. Church

   • Below the Crown's ask
   Conditional sentence of two years less a day (730 days, less 128 days credit), then 2 years probation; lifetime s. 109 prohibition, DNA order
7. May 20, 2022
   R. v. Dorsey, 2022 BCSC 1397Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking. Justice Robert W. Jenkins
   Two years less a day conditional sentence, then 12 months probation; s. 109 ban 10 years, DNA, forfeiture
8. March 8, 2022
   R. v. Gilpin, 2022 BCSC 658Manslaughter with a firearm. Justice Marguerite H. Church

   • Below the Crown's ask
   6.5 years imprisonment less 1148 days credit; 10-year/life s. 109 prohibition, DNA
9. September 20, 2021
   R. v. C.A.J., 2021 BCSC 2147Assault; Sexual assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Forcible confinement. Justice Warren B. Milman

   • 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