Sentence Watch

The Honourable Judge

Mark Heerema

Provincial Court of Nova Scotia, Halifax

Sitting.

Last updated

2 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: 2 of 5 comparable cases needed (a case is comparable when the decision states what the Crown asked for).

  • Violent
  • Sexual
  • Below the Crown's ask
  • Not flagged

Flagged cases

  1. July 30, 2026
    R. v. Jarvis, 2026 NSPC 37Aggravated assault, Beechville
    • Below the Crown's ask
    3 years in a federal penitentiary, with DNA and weapons prohibition orders
  2. January 25, 2024
    R. v. A.B., 2024 NSPC 9Making sexually explicit material available to a child, Shubenacadie
    • Below the Crown's ask
    12 months custody, then 2 years probation

Offences sentenced

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