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
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Leniency score
45
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.
- R. v. B.K., January 5, 2024
- R. v. Smith, October 20, 2023, flagged
- R. v. Thompson, June 22, 2022, flagged
- R. v. L.P., June 13, 2022, flagged
- R. v. Robicheau, December 22, 2021, flagged
- R. v. S.P.W., April 27, 2021, flagged
- Sexual
- Violent
- Firearms
- Below the Crown's ask
- Not flagged
Flagged cases
- October 20, 2023R. v. Smith, 2023 NSPC 65
- 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 - June 22, 2022R. v. Thompson, 2022 NSPC 25
- 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 - June 13, 2022R. v. L.P., 2022 NSPC 23
- 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 - December 22, 2021R. v. Robicheau, 2021 NSPC 62
- 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 - April 27, 2021R. v. S.P.W., 2021 NSPC 24
- 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
- January 5, 202418 months combined imprisonment (15 months luring plus 10 months consecutive for possession, reduced for totality; 12 months concurrent), then 18 months probation
Offences sentenced
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