7 cases tracked, 3 flagged.
- Below the Crown's ask
- 2
- No jail for a violent offence
- 0
- Increased on appeal
- 0
- Offender offended again
- 0
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Leniency score
22
Rank 29 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 6 of 12 at the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. Sentences averaged 19% below the Crown’s ask across 7 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.
- R. v. Durley, August 25, 2025
- R. v. Carvery, April 10, 2025, flagged
- R. v. White, February 14, 2025, flagged
- R. v. L.K.M., June 28, 2024, flagged
- R. v. AMB, October 5, 2022
- R. v. Lilly, October 3, 2022
- R. v. S.J.M., July 30, 2021
- Violent
- Drugs
- Firearms
- Sexual
- Other
- Below the Crown's ask
- Not flagged
Flagged cases
- April 10, 2025R. v. Carvery, 2025 NSSC 133
- Below the Crown's ask
- On release at the time
2 years' imprisonment, then 2 years' probation - February 14, 2025R. v. White, 2025 NSSC 54
- Below the Crown's ask
- On release at the time
2 years less a day conditional sentence, then 2 years probation - June 28, 2024R. v. L.K.M., 2024 NSSC 189
- On release at the time
2 years in a federal institution, consecutive to existing sentences, then 2 years probation
Other tracked cases
- August 25, 20256 years' imprisonment (5 years aggravated assault + 1 year consecutive for pointing a firearm), less 510 days' credit
- October 5, 20227 years' imprisonment (concurrent on two counts), less 137 days' remand credit
- October 3, 202225 months imprisonment, consecutive to any sentence being served; lifetime s. 109 prohibition, DNA order
- July 30, 20219 years in prison (3 years s. 151, 3 years s. 153, 2 years s. 271, 1 year s. 163.1(2), consecutive), less 1,209 days credit
Offences sentenced
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