The Honourable Judge

Christine Driscoll

Provincial Court of Nova Scotia, Halifax

Sitting.

Last updated

3 cases tracked, 2 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask
2
No jail for a violent offence
0
Increased on appeal
0
Offender offended again
0

Counts and the score cover the published decisions Sentence Watch has tracked, not every case this judge decided. How cases are chosen.

No leniency score yet: 3 of 5 comparable cases needed (a case is comparable when the decision states what the Crown asked for).

Tracked cases by decision date, 2023 to 2027.
  1. R. v. MN, June 3, 2026, flagged
  2. R. v. L.P., January 20, 2026, flagged
  3. R. v. K.C.S., January 4, 2023
  • Sexual
  • Below the Crown's ask
  • Not flagged

Flagged cases

  1. June 3, 2026
    R. v. MN, 2026 NSPC 28Publishing an intimate image without consent, Halifax
    • Below the Crown's ask
    5 months in custody, then 2 years probation
  2. January 20, 2026
    R. v. L.P., 2026 NSPC 48Possessing child sexual abuse material; Luring a child; Making sexually explicit material available to a child, Halifax
    • Below the Crown's ask
    16 months jail (12 months concurrent on luring/s. 171.1, 4 months consecutive on s. 163.1), then 18 months probation

Other tracked cases

  1. January 4, 2023
    R. v. K.C.S., 2023 NSPC 28Sexual interference, Halifax
    5 years in custody

Offences sentenced

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