The Honourable Judge

Theodore K. Tax

Provincial Court of Nova Scotia, Dartmouth

Sitting.

Last updated

6 cases tracked, 5 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask
5
No jail for a violent offence
3
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.

Leniency score

Rank 1 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 1 of 7 at the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia. Sentences averaged 61% below the Crown’s ask across 6 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.

Tracked cases by decision date, 2021 to 2026.
  1. R. v. B.K., January 5, 2024
  2. R. v. Smith, October 20, 2023, flagged
  3. R. v. Thompson, June 22, 2022, flagged
  4. R. v. L.P., June 13, 2022, flagged
  5. R. v. Robicheau, December 22, 2021, flagged
  6. R. v. S.P.W., April 27, 2021, flagged
  • Sexual
  • Violent
  • Firearms
  • Below the Crown's ask
  • Not flagged

Flagged cases

  1. October 20, 2023
    R. v. Smith, 2023 NSPC 65Pointing a firearm; Carrying a concealed weapon; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Contravention of firearm storage regulations; Criminal negligence causing bodily harm, Dartmouth
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    Two years less a day conditional sentence (18 months house arrest, then curfew), then 12 months probation
  2. June 22, 2022
    R. v. Thompson, 2022 NSPC 25Assault causing bodily harm, Dartmouth
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    15 months conditional sentence (9 months house arrest, then curfew), then 15 months probation
  3. June 13, 2022
    R. v. L.P., 2022 NSPC 23Sexual assault, Dartmouth
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    18-month conditional sentence (9 months house arrest, 6 months curfew), then 12 months probation
  4. December 22, 2021
    R. v. Robicheau, 2021 NSPC 62Careless use or storage of a firearm; Carrying a concealed weapon; Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm, Dartmouth
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    15 months imprisonment, satisfied by pre-sentence custody credit (time served), then 2 years probation
  5. April 27, 2021
    R. v. S.P.W., 2021 NSPC 24Sexual interference; Invitation to sexual touching; Failure to attend court, Dartmouth
    • Below the Crown's ask
    56 months in prison (s. 151 and s. 152 concurrent; 30 days concurrent for failing to attend court), less 823 days remand credit

Other tracked cases

  1. January 5, 2024
    R. v. B.K., 2024 NSPC 4Possessing child sexual abuse material; Luring a child; Making sexually explicit material available to a child, Dartmouth
    18 months combined imprisonment (15 months luring plus 10 months consecutive for possession, reduced for totality; 12 months concurrent), then 18 months probation

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