Sentences in Sydney

Decisions

1. July 31, 2026
   R. v. A.M., 2026 NSSC 262Sexual assault. Justice D. Shane Russell

   • Below the Crown's ask
   4 years in custody (2 years consecutive on each of 2 counts), less 1,412 days remand credit; 49 days remaining
2. May 1, 2026
   R. v. Caines, 2026 NSSC 146Manslaughter. Justice Patrick J. Duncan
   2 years imprisonment
3. January 19, 2026
   R. v. Forrest and Russell, 2026 NSSC 51Indignity to human remains. Justice Patrick J. Duncan
   Time served: 781 days' remand credited at 1.5:1 as 1,172 days
4. October 30, 2025
   R. v. LeRoy, 2025 NSSC 360Assault causing bodily harm; Aggravated assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Forcible confinement; Robbery; Using a firearm in the commission of an offence; Pointing a firearm. Justice D. Timothy Gabriel

   • On release at the time
   Long-term offender: 10 years imprisonment (counts concurrent, consecutive to sentences already being served), then a 10-year long-term supervision order; lifetime firearms prohibition
5. March 28, 2025
   R. v. J.D.B., 2025 NSSC 148Possessing child sexual abuse material; Voyeurism. Justice John P. Bodurtha

   • Below the Crown's ask
   18 months in custody (1 year and 6 months consecutive), then 24 months probation
6. December 20, 2024
   R. v. MacDonald, 2024 NSSC 423Manslaughter. Justice Patrick J. Murray

   • Below the Crown's ask
   9 years, less credit of 7 years, 8 months, 10 days for pre-sentence custody
7. December 12, 2024
   R. v. Evong, 2024 NSSC 392Manslaughter. Justice Joshua M. Arnold

   • Below the Crown's ask
   12 years reduced to 9 years and 9 months for the guilty plea, less 2,792 days' remand credit
8. April 25, 2024
   R. v. S.O., 2024 NSSC 140Sexual assault; Sexual exploitation of a young person. Justice Patrick J. Murray

   • Below the Crown's ask
   4 years imprisonment
9. February 16, 2024
   R. v. J.D.C., 2024 NSSC 47Sexual interference. Justice Robin C. Gogan
   7 years in custody
10. December 14, 2023
    R. v. J.B., 2023 NSSC 427Invitation to sexual touching; Sexual exploitation of a young person; Making sexually explicit material available to a child. Justice Patrick J. Murray

    • Below the Crown's ask
    40 months incarceration (global), plus ancillary orders including a s. 161 order
11. July 17, 2023
    R. v. S.R.M., 2023 NSPC 33Assault; Assault causing bodily harm; Sexual assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Uttering threats to damage property. Judge Shane Russell
    7 years imprisonment (5 years for sexual assault plus consecutive terms on five other counts)
12. July 6, 2023
    R. v. Pardy, 2023 NSPC 39Assault causing bodily harm; Assault by choking, suffocating or strangling; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm. Judge Shane Russell
    12 months in custody, then 2 years probation
13. May 24, 2023
    R. v. C.G.M., 2023 NSPC 26Sexual assault of a person under 16. Judge Shane Russell
    8 years' imprisonment, less 60 days' credit for remand
14. January 30, 2023
    R. v. LeRoy, 2023 NSSC 37Aggravated assault; Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; Break and enter a dwelling-house. Justice Patrick J. Murray

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    10 years in custody less 4 years' remand credit, leaving 6 years to serve
15. June 23, 2022
    R. v. Young, 2022 NSSC 185Fraud over $5,000. Justice Robin C. Gogan
    48 months' custody on each of 10 fraud counts, concurrent (plus mandatory Excise Tax Act fines totalling $1,997,601)
16. July 7, 2021
    R. v. Planetta, 2021 NSPC 30Assault. Judge A. Peter Ross

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    Conditional discharge with one year of probation; DNA order and s. 110 firearms prohibition declined

    Below the Crown's ask