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Mike Novakowski
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December 28, 2020
December 28, 2020
Case Law – Crown bore the burden of continuing sealing order
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November 13, 2020
November 13, 2020
Honestly, but unreasonably, held belief not “good faith”
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August 14, 2020
August 14, 2020
Warrantless swabbing of car door handle is unconstitutional
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July 20, 2020
July 20, 2020
Grounds for an arrest and a search warrant involve different considerations
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May 12, 2020
May 12, 2020
Attempted detention is no detention
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April 13, 2020
April 13, 2020
Peace bond is an instrument of preventative, not penal, justice: Hearsay is admissible
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March 17, 2020
March 17, 2020
Witness officers owe duty to co-operate with B.C. police watchdog investigators
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February 3, 2020
February 3, 2020
Delay in facilitating counsel renders evidence inadmissible
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December 12, 2019
December 12, 2019
Reasonable grounds for arrest not as robust as civil standard of proof
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November 19, 2019
November 19, 2019
Reasonable suspicion more than a hunch
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October 2, 2019
October 2, 2019
Plain view is a seizure power only
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August 22, 2019
August 22, 2019
Safety search of vehicle lawful during traffic stop
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June 18, 2019
June 18, 2019
Factors leading to arrest to be viewed cumulatively
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May 23, 2019
May 23, 2019
Aggravated assault: what is a wound?
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April 26, 2019
April 26, 2019
Breaching recognizance mens rea is objective not subjective
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March 20, 2019
March 20, 2019
Assistance order to TDR warrant can authorize subscriber info
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February 22, 2019
February 22, 2019
Confidential informer info not sufficiently credible, compelling or corroborated
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January 14, 2019
January 14, 2019
Location matters: Strip searches
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December 21, 2018
December 21, 2018
Unresolved safety concerns justified police entry into home following 911 call
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November 15, 2018
November 15, 2018
Inventory search of laptop bag in towed vehicle lawful
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November 15, 2018
November 15, 2018
Officer should have confirmed warrant
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October 11, 2018
October 11, 2018
Search warrant’s impossible execution date should have been noticed
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August 24, 2018
August 24, 2018
Investigative child welfare entry unlawful, evidence excluded
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August 24, 2018
August 24, 2018
Characterizing legal consequences of making a statement or not can be an inducement
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June 15, 2018
June 15, 2018
No need for a lawyer’s second consultation when circumstances unchanged
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June 15, 2018
June 15, 2018
Case not condemned when ASD policy not followed
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May 23, 2018
May 23, 2018
Charter s. 10(b): Officer informs, detainee asserts
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April 23, 2018
April 23, 2018
Statement eliciting question breached police duty to hold off
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April 23, 2018
April 23, 2018
Vehicle forfeiture upheld after high-speed pursuit
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March 23, 2018
March 23, 2018
Fleeing from accident to avoid theft charge is still a hit & run
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February 27, 2018
February 27, 2018
Court is not to “Monday morning quarterback” on police entry
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January 29, 2018