Criminal Code, section 465(1)(a)

Conspiracy to commit murder

What the law says

Maximum
Life imprisonment
Mandatory minimum
No mandatory minimum
Kind of offence
Violent

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5 cases with this offence

  1. April 1, 2026
    R. v. C.V.D., 2026 BCSC 755Conspiracy to commit murder, Vancouver. Justice Heather J. Holmes
    15 years imprisonment less 2,618 days pre-sentence credit (7 years 10 months remaining)
  2. December 5, 2025
    R. v. Wiwchar, 2025 BCSC 2610Conspiracy to commit murder, Vancouver. Justice Kathleen M. Ker
    • On release at the time
    20 years in custody (18 years concurrent on the second count), concurrent to sentences already being served; no pre-sentence credit
  3. September 12, 2025
    R. v. G.L., 2025 BCSC 2343Conspiracy to commit murder, Vancouver. Justice Catherine Murray
    Six and a half years in custody (44 days of pre-sentence custody taken into account, not subtracted)
  4. March 21, 2025
    R. v. Johnson-Audain, 2025 BCSC 539Conspiracy to commit murder, Surrey. Justice Martha M. Devlin
    Six years' imprisonment, less 1,047 days' credit for pre-sentence custody
  5. April 22, 2022
    R. v. Janic, 2022 BCSC 958Conspiracy to commit murder, Burnaby. Justice Nathan H. Smith
    • Below the Crown's ask
    5 years imprisonment less 95 days pre-trial credit; DNA, lifetime s. 109 prohibition

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