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Mike Novakowski


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May 12, 2020
Attempted detention is no detention

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April 13, 2020
Peace bond is an instrument of preventative, not penal, justice: Hearsay is admissible

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March 17, 2020
Witness officers owe duty to co-operate with B.C. police watchdog investigators

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February 3, 2020
Delay in facilitating counsel renders evidence inadmissible

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December 12, 2019
Reasonable grounds for arrest not as robust as civil standard of proof

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November 19, 2019
Reasonable suspicion more than a hunch

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October 2, 2019
Plain view is a seizure power only

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August 22, 2019
Safety search of vehicle lawful during traffic stop

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June 18, 2019
Factors leading to arrest to be viewed cumulatively

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May 23, 2019
Aggravated assault: what is a wound?

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April 26, 2019
Breaching recognizance mens rea is objective not subjective

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March 20, 2019
Assistance order to TDR warrant can authorize subscriber info

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February 22, 2019
Confidential informer info not sufficiently credible, compelling or corroborated

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January 14, 2019
Location matters: Strip searches

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December 21, 2018
Unresolved safety concerns justified police entry into home following 911 call

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November 15, 2018
Inventory search of laptop bag in towed vehicle lawful

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November 15, 2018
Officer should have confirmed warrant

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October 11, 2018
Search warrant’s impossible execution date should have been noticed

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August 24, 2018
Investigative child welfare entry unlawful, evidence excluded

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August 24, 2018
Characterizing legal consequences of making a statement or not can be an inducement

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June 15, 2018
No need for a lawyer’s second consultation when circumstances unchanged

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June 15, 2018
Case not condemned when ASD policy not followed

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May 23, 2018
Charter s. 10(b): Officer informs, detainee asserts

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April 23, 2018
Statement eliciting question breached police duty to hold off

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April 23, 2018
Vehicle forfeiture upheld after high-speed pursuit

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March 23, 2018
Fleeing from accident to avoid theft charge is still a hit & run

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February 27, 2018
Court is not to “Monday morning quarterback” on police entry

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January 29, 2018
Protestors awarded damages for detention