9 cases tracked, 2 flagged.
- Below the Crown's ask
- 4
- No jail for a violent offence
- 0
- Increased on appeal
- 0
- Offender offended again
- 0
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Leniency score
22
Rank 26 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 5 of 12 at the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. Sentences averaged 21% below the Crown’s ask across 9 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.
- R. v. M.A.R., December 18, 2025
- R v Mahar, December 10, 2025, flagged
- R v. Cormier, July 28, 2025
- R. v. Gallant, August 7, 2024
- R. v. Cuvelier, January 23, 2024
- R. v. Beckett, May 16, 2023
- R. v. Hickey, February 1, 2023
- R. v. Simpson, October 25, 2022, flagged
- R. v. M.A.P., December 21, 2021
- Sexual
- Violent
- Property
- Drugs
- Below the Crown's ask
- Not flagged
Flagged cases
- December 10, 2025R v Mahar, 2025 NSSC 399
- Below the Crown's ask
4.5 years' imprisonment (27 months on each of two counts, consecutive), less 26 days' remand credit - October 25, 2022R. v. Simpson, 2022 NSSC 301
- Below the Crown's ask
30 months in a federal penitentiary; DNA order, 10-year s. 109 prohibition, forfeiture
Other tracked cases
- December 18, 20254 years on each count, concurrent, less 1,275 days remand credit
- July 28, 2025Life imprisonment, no parole for 25 years; 90 days concurrent for assault causing bodily harmLife sentence
- August 7, 202412 years in custody, less 179 days credit for 119 days of remand
- January 23, 20242 years less a day conditional sentence (12-month CSO concurrent), then 3 years probation
- May 16, 2023Life imprisonment, no parole for 11 years (joint recommendation)Life sentence
- February 1, 20234 years incarceration
- December 21, 2021Five years' imprisonment, consecutive to the sentence already being served
Offences sentenced
- Manslaughter
- Obtaining sexual services for consideration from a person under 18
- Assault causing bodily harm
- Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence
- First degree murder
- Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Second degree murder
Professional background
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