The Honourable Judge

Del W. Atwood

Provincial Court of Nova Scotia, Truro

Sitting.

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13 cases tracked, 10 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask
9
No jail for a violent offence
4
Increased on appeal
0
Offender offended again
0

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Tracked cases by decision date, 2021 to 2027.
  1. R v KJB-R, May 26, 2026, flagged
  2. R. v. R.D.J.T., January 16, 2026, flagged
  3. R. v. C.B.R.W., December 23, 2025, flagged
  4. R. v. Falcitelli, December 2, 2025, flagged
  5. R. v. M.W., June 27, 2025, flagged
  6. R v Wright, September 26, 2024, flagged
  7. R v Parker, February 2, 2024
  8. R. v. J.S.M., December 19, 2023, flagged
  9. R. v. Wilson, November 30, 2022, flagged
  10. R. v. B.M.M., November 9, 2022, flagged
  11. R. v. Joyce, August 4, 2022, flagged
  12. R. v. Graham, July 19, 2022
  13. R. v. Morrison, September 10, 2021
  • Sexual
  • Violent
  • Impaired driving
  • Firearms
  • Property
  • Other
  • Below the Crown's ask
  • Not flagged

Flagged cases

  1. May 26, 2026
    R v KJB-R, 2026 NSPC 22Sexual interference, Truro
    • Below the Crown's ask
    6 years imprisonment in a federal penitentiary
  2. January 16, 2026
    R. v. R.D.J.T., 2026 NSPC 1Assault; Sexual assault, Dartmouth
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    2 years less a day conditional sentence, then 3 years probation
  3. December 23, 2025
    R. v. C.B.R.W., 2025 NSPC 45Assault; Sexual assault; Breach of a probation order; Uttering threats to damage property, Port Hawkesbury
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    • On release at the time
    10 months conditional sentence after 11 months remand credit (21-month total), then 2 years probation
  4. December 2, 2025
    R. v. Falcitelli, 2025 NSPC 40Assault causing bodily harm, New Glasgow
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    Conditional discharge with 24 months probation, including $6,000 restitution
  5. June 27, 2025
    R. v. M.W., 2025 NSPC 16Luring a child, Dartmouth
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    15-month conditional sentence, then 2 years' probation; lifetime SOIRA order
  6. September 26, 2024
    R v Wright, 2024 NSPC 45Robbery; Breach of a release order; Breach of a probation order; Resisting or obstructing a peace officer, Halifax
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    Suspended sentence with 24 months probation, after 397.5 days of remand credit exceeded a 390-day notional sentence
  7. December 19, 2023
    R. v. J.S.M., 2023 NSPC 53Sexual interference; Breach of a probation order, New Glasgow
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    4 years plus 1 year plus 6 months consecutive (5 years 6 months), less 1 month remand credit: 5 years 5 months net
  8. November 30, 2022
    R. v. Wilson, 2022 NSPC 43Unauthorized possession of a firearm; Impaired operation of a conveyance; Failure to stop after an accident; Break and enter a place other than a dwelling-house; Failure to attend court; Breach of an undertaking; Possession of a controlled substance; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Contravention of firearm storage regulations; Disguise with intent to commit an indictable offence; Possession of break-in instruments, Pictou
    • On release at the time
    5 years imprisonment less 6 months remand credit (54 months to serve); $1,500 in fines, driving prohibition, restitution, DNA and s. 109 orders, forfeiture
  9. November 9, 2022
    R. v. B.M.M., 2022 NSPC 38Sexual interference, Pictou
    • Below the Crown's ask
    Two years in a federal penitentiary, then 3 years probation
  10. August 4, 2022
    R. v. Joyce, 2022 NSPC 40Breach of an undertaking; Breach of a release order; Possession of a controlled substance; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Pictou
    • On release at the time
    Two years' imprisonment less 26 days' remand credit (704 days to serve); 30 days concurrent on remaining counts

Other tracked cases

  1. February 2, 2024
    R v Parker, 2024 NSPC 10Impaired operation causing bodily harm, Truro
    2 years in custody (concurrent 1-year terms on 5 other counts), then 3 years probation; 5-year driving prohibition
  2. July 19, 2022
    R. v. Graham, 2022 NSPC 42Dangerous operation of a conveyance; Flight from a peace officer; Possession of property obtained by crime $5,000 or under; Breach of a release order; Breach of a probation order; Operation while prohibited, New Glasgow
    20-month sentence less 10 months remand credit, served as a 10-month conditional sentence order; DNA order, 9-year-10-month driving prohibition; no probation
  3. September 10, 2021
    R. v. Morrison, 2021 NSPC 39Breach of an undertaking, Pictou
    Absolute discharge

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