Conspiracy to commit murder
R. v. C.V.D.
A publication ban applies. The offender is not named.
Sentence and the Crown's position
Crown asked15 years in custody1
Judge imposed15 years imprisonment less 2,618 days pre-sentence credit (7 years 10 months remaining)1
What the law allows
MaximumLife imprisonment
Crown asked15 years in custody
Judge imposed15 years in custody
Defence asked15 years in custody
The offender pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to murder members and associates of a rival gang between 2008 and 2009, during a gang conflict in the Lower Mainland. Crown and defence jointly submitted a sentence of 15 years' imprisonment. Associate Chief Justice Holmes accepted the joint submission and imposed 15 years, less 2,618 days of credit for pre-sentence custody in Puerto Rico and British Columbia, noting the guilty plea saved a lengthy trial.
In the judge's words
1I am entirely confident that the jointly proposed sentence would not bring the administration of justice into disrepute or otherwise run counter to the public interest.
The record
- Convicted of
- Conspiracy to commit murder (CC 465(1)(a))
- Prior convictions
- 2 prior convictions1
- At the time of the offence
- Not stated1
- Defence asked for
- 15 years in custody1
- Appeal
- Not yet checked
- Counsel
- Crown: M. Vojvodic, M. Dyler
Defence: C.S. Johnson, K.C., T. Talhan, J.A. Cochrane
Sources
- R. v. C.V.D., 2026 BCSC 755 Court decision, CanLII, April 1, 2026
[26] In this case, Crown and defence counsel join in submitting that the appropriate sentence is 15 years' imprisonment, less credit for the time … has served in pre-sentencing custody.
[26] In this case, Crown and defence counsel join in submitting that the appropriate sentence is 15 years' imprisonment, less credit for the time … has served in pre-sentencing custody.
[15] … has two previous convictions: in 1999, possession of a controlled substance for the purposes of trafficking which led to a six-month conditional sentence order, and, in 2002, occupying a vehicle in which there was a firearm, which led to one day of imprisonment and a probation order for one year.
[40] … I am entirely confident that the jointly proposed sentence would not bring the administration of justice into disrepute or otherwise run counter to the public interest.
[41] … I sentence you to imprisonment for 15 years. … [45] Your total credit for pre-sentencing custody in both jurisdictions amounts to 2,618 days, or seven years and two months.
- Criminal Code, s. 465 Record, Justice Laws Website
- R. v. C.V.D., 2026 BCSC 755 Court decision, Courts of British Columbia