The Honourable Justice

Gail L. Gatchalian

Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Kentville

Sitting.

Last updated

1 case tracked, 1 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask
1
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: 1 of 5 comparable cases needed (a case is comparable when the decision states what the Crown asked for).

Tracked cases by decision date, 2025 to 2026.
  1. R. v. J.T.P., November 28, 2025, flagged
  • Sexual
  • Below the Crown's ask
  • Not flagged

Flagged cases

  1. November 28, 2025
    R. v. J.T.P., 2025 NSSC 381Distributing child sexual abuse material; Possessing child sexual abuse material; Luring a child; Breach of an undertaking; Agreement or arrangement to commit a sexual offence against a child; Failure to comply with a prohibition order (s. 161), Kentville
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    10 years in custody (global, after totality), less 1,536 days remand credit

Offences sentenced

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