9 cases tracked, 5 flagged.
- Below the Crown's ask
- 6
- No jail for a violent offence
- 1
- Increased on appeal
- 0
- Offender offended again
- 0
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Leniency score
29
Rank 13 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 1 of 12 at the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. Sentences averaged 32% below the Crown’s ask across 9 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.
- R. v. Mannette, August 18, 2025
- R. v. J.D.B., March 28, 2025, flagged
- R. v. Marsman, March 26, 2025, flagged
- R. v. Kennedy, October 24, 2024, flagged
- R. v. Adams-Clarke, September 12, 2024, flagged
- R. v. W.F., July 7, 2023, flagged
- R. v. Taylor, May 4, 2023
- R. v. Wolfe, August 24, 2022
- R. v. C.M.S., May 20, 2022
- Other
- Sexual
- Firearms
- Violent
- Below the Crown's ask
- Not flagged
Flagged cases
- March 28, 2025R. v. J.D.B., 2025 NSSC 148
- Below the Crown's ask
18 months in custody (1 year and 6 months consecutive), then 24 months probation - March 26, 2025R. v. Marsman, 2025 NSSC 156
- Below the Crown's ask
30 months in custody, less 2 months' credit for house arrest bail and 119 days' credit for pre-trial custody (24 months and one day going forward) - October 24, 2024R. v. Kennedy, 2024 NSSC 326
- Below the Crown's ask
- No jail for a violent offence
18 months conditional sentence, then 2 years probation - September 12, 2024R. v. Adams-Clarke, 2024 NSSC 279
- Below the Crown's ask
- On release at the time
Life imprisonment, no parole for 12 yearsLife sentence - July 7, 2023R. v. W.F., 2023 NSSC 282
- Below the Crown's ask
8 years imprisonment less 1,305 days credit (four years and 156 days remaining)
Other tracked cases
- August 18, 202515 months conditional sentence, then 12 months probation; 3-year driving prohibition
- May 4, 2023Conditional sentence of two years less a day (14 months concurrent on the intimidation counts), then 12 months probation; DNA order
- August 24, 20227 years imprisonment, less 1,364 days enhanced remand credit and 100 days COVID credit (1,091 days going forward)
- May 20, 202224 months' imprisonment, then 3 years' probation
Offences sentenced
- Sexual interference
- Accessory after the fact to murder
- Assault causing bodily harm
- Failure to stop after an accident resulting in bodily harm
- Intimidation of a justice system participant or journalist
- Manslaughter
- Possessing child sexual abuse material
- Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
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