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April 20, 2023
April 20, 2023
Arrestee must invoke right to counsel before implementational duty is triggered
Case LawFeatures
February 20, 2023
February 20, 2023
Unlawful police entry denies domestic assault victim her day in court
Case LawFeatures
November 28, 2022
November 28, 2022
Car search following shots fired call justified
Case LawFeatures
September 28, 2022
September 28, 2022
Police sufficiently corroborated source information: Arrest lawful
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Case LawFeatures
June 17, 2022
June 17, 2022
Mistake of law rendered arrest arbitrary
Case LawFeatures
May 5, 2022
May 5, 2022
Unzipping fanny pack a reasonable safety search
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February 23, 2022
February 23, 2022
Asking “Can you hook me up with blow?” was an investigative step, not entrapment
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January 4, 2022
January 4, 2022
30-hour delay in facilitating counsel rendered drugs inadmissible
Case LawFeatures
November 29, 2021
November 29, 2021
Citizen entitled to reasonably resist unlawful arrest
Case LawFeatures
October 27, 2021
October 27, 2021
Tracking a cell phone without a warrant justified by exigencies
Case LawFeatures
September 30, 2021
September 30, 2021
No search in examining USB provided by non-state agent
Case LawFeatures
July 25, 2021
July 25, 2021
Passenger not necessarily detained during traffic stop
Case LawFeatures
June 7, 2021
June 7, 2021
Failure to preserve evidence results in acquittals
Case LawFeatures
May 4, 2021
May 4, 2021
Mistaken information did not render arrest unlawful
Case LawFeatures
April 5, 2021
April 5, 2021
Peace officer undertaking enforceable upon issue
Case LawFeatures
March 15, 2021
March 15, 2021
Denying access to counsel roadside amounted to Charter breach
Case LawFeatures
February 10, 2021
February 10, 2021
Mistake did not render arrest illegal
Case LawFeatures
January 26, 2021
January 26, 2021
Strip search did not re-trigger s. 10(b) Charter advisement
Case LawFeatures
November 13, 2020
November 13, 2020
Honestly, but unreasonably, held belief not “good faith”
Case LawFeatures
October 19, 2020
October 19, 2020
Roadside ‘strip search’ reasonably conducted: cocaine admissible
Case LawFeatures
August 14, 2020
August 14, 2020
Warrantless swabbing of car door handle is unconstitutional
Case LawFeatures
July 20, 2020
July 20, 2020
Grounds for an arrest and a search warrant involve different considerations
Case LawFeatures
May 12, 2020
May 12, 2020
Attempted detention is no detention
Case LawFeatures
April 13, 2020
April 13, 2020
Peace bond is an instrument of preventative, not penal, justice: Hearsay is admissible
Case LawFeatures
March 17, 2020
March 17, 2020
Witness officers owe duty to co-operate with B.C. police watchdog investigators
Case LawFeatures
February 3, 2020
February 3, 2020
Delay in facilitating counsel renders evidence inadmissible
Case LawFeatures
January 14, 2020
January 14, 2020
Arrest for non-existent offence results in $20K judgement
Case LawFeatures
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
Case LawFeatures
August 22, 2019
August 22, 2019
Safety search of vehicle lawful during traffic stop
Case LawFeatures
June 18, 2019
