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Citation
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Summary
R. v. Ahmed-Kadir and McFadyen
2011 BCPC 250
N
Y
N
R. v. Brown
2011 ONSC 6250
-
N
N
vehicle pulled over after chase; alleged detained by police pursuit
R. v. Ryan
2010 NJ No. 173
N
Y
Y
breath test
R. v. G.C.
2010 NSPC 10 [1]
N
N
N
while executing search warrant, pat-down search of accused for weapons; finds drugs
R. v. Cunsolo
2009 CanLII 60775 (ON S.C.) N
Y
N
premature arrest of fraudster
R. v. N.O.
2009 ABCA 75
N
Y
Y
police observe hand-to-hand, search accused, find drugs
R. v. Harada
2008 BCSC 1346
N
N
N
pull over car; patdown search of driver
R. v. Nesbeth
[2008] O.J. No. 3086 (C.A.)
-
Y
Y
R. v. Peters
2007 ABCA 181
N
N
N
police see accused matching description of person with gun; searched backpack twice, found gun
R. v. Chambers
2007 ABQB 712
N
N
N
after seeing signs of drug transaction, accused is strip searched, and searched vehicle
R. v. Y.(S.)
2006 ONCJ 403 N
N
N
person standing near car registered to person with warrant; several minor reasons for pull-over
R. v. Ngo
2005 ONCJ 217 arbitrary detention
R. v. B.A.D.G.
2005 BCPC 504 N
N
N
police get report of B&E suspects, see accused shortly after; patdown search reveals knife
R. v. Sepulveda
2005 BCPC 236 N
N
N
pat-down search of woman known to police; accused spit on officer
R. v. K.W.
2004 O.J. No.5327 (OCJ)
Y
police officers had no grounds to suspect that the accused was connected to any criminal activity; he “must be doing something” because of the very general surrounding circumstances.
R. v. Power
2003 SKQB 334
R. v. Burke
1997 CanLII 10867 (NL C.A.)
N
N
N
overturn s.9 breach; officer had sufficient reason to pull over accused
R. v. Dauda, 2011 ONCJ 799 || s.8 and 9 violation, exlcuded under 24(2); seen avoiding police, threw something away; found <4 g cocaine
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Citation
s.8
s.9
s.24
Summary
R. v. Rose
2012 ONSC 350 ?
Y
Y
arrested accused based on finding marijuana on co-accused.
R. v. Osolky
2009 ONCJ 445 Y
N
Y
patdown search; evidence excluded
R. v. F. (C.J.)
2008 SKPC 51 N
N
N
officer responds to mischief complaint; sees youths; accused run away; searches him and finds weapon;
R. v. Ferdinand
2004 O.J. No. 3209 (SCJ)
Y
Y
officer’s hunch about the actions of the accused, (based on his “Spidey sense,”) was insufficient basis
Case
Citation
s.8
s.9
s.24
Evidence at issue
Summary
R v Turpin
2012 SKCA 50 Y
Y
Y
drugs
R. v. Forster
2009 ABPC 278 Y
-
Y
drugs
search of vehicle incident to arrest was improper. The officer cannot have reasonably expected to find evidence in vehicle from an offence 6 months prior.(para. 18-19). Excluded under s. 24(2), police were careless.
R. v. Anderson
2011 ABPC 326
Y
N
Y
crack cocaine
drugs found in vehicle
R. v. Ruddock
2011 ABPC 105
Y
N
Y
also found breach of s.10(a) and 10(b)
R v Savage
2011 SKCA 65 N
N
N
use of sniffer dog;
R. v. Chubak
2009 ABCA 8 N
-
-
drugs
Officers respond to report of stabbing/beating—see vehicle with D inside with bear spray- D searched and find knife on him; police search car for more weapons; police find weapons, drugs, and ringing cell phone; trial judge says police can’t search for drugs; appeal court says they can; search for multiple reasons is valid as long as objectively justified (para. 18)
R. v. Arabi
2007 ABQB 303
Y
Y
Y
search of person and vehicle after seeing possible drug transaction
R. v. Dykhuizen
2007 ABQB 489 Y
-
?
mistaken ID of accused for a kidnapping suspect; found licence was expired; searched
R. v. Calder
2006 ABCA 307
Y
Y
Y
gun
sees possible drug transaction; searches backpack, finds gun
R. v. T.T.H.
2006 ABPC 320 Y
-
N
search vehicle based on unsafe driving and suspicious comments from driver
R. v. Batzer
2005 CanLII 33026 (ON C.A.)Y
N
Y
search of glovebox of car after detaining accused on rough description
R. v. Cox
1999 CanLII 13119 (NB C.A.)
Y
Y
Y
plainclothes officer searched car at roadblock due to smell of "bulk" tobacco
R. v. Keshane
1995 CanLII 4054 (SK C.A.) Y
-
N
warrantless search of a trunk of accused's car
R. v. D. (I.D.)
1987 CanLII 206 (SK C.A.) Y
-
?
search of vehicle on spotting it stopped in ditch and detect smell of alcohol
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s.9
s.24
Summary
R. v. Fierro, 2012 ABPC 1
N
N
N
detailed review of law
R. v. Grunwald, 2010 BCCA 288
N
N
N
traffic check set-up; stops accused's vehicle, smells marijuana, sees large bags in back of truck; no expectation of privacy
R. v. Harding, 2010 ABCA 180
N
N
N
police stop car, obscured plates, rental car, two large bags in the back, smell marijuana -- search incident to arrest finds drugs -- no breach of s.10(b)
R. v. Pearson, 2009 ABQB 382
Y
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N
breach found but evidence admitted
R. v. Hood, 2008 BCPC 217
Y
?
Y
R. v. Rosa, 2008 ABQB 723
R. v. Webster, 2008 BCCA 458
N
N
N
R. v. Favorite, 2008 CanLII 13364
N
N
N
R. v. Charles, 2007 CanLII 39760 (ON SC)
Y
?
Y
R. v. Huynh, 2005 ABPC 238
N
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-
no s.8 breach found
R. v. Calderon, 2004 CanLII 7569
Y
Y
Y
R. v. Ladouceur, 2002 SKCA 73
?
Y
Y
R. v. Sewell, 2003 SKCA 52
N
-
-
R. v. Power, 2003 SKQB 334
N
N
N
R. v. Yan & Chan, 2002 BCPC 574
Y
-
Y
pull over on basis of broad search for cat burglar; smells marijuana from car ; breach of s. 8 found -- evidence excluded
R. v. Duong, 2002 BCCA 43
N
no s.8 breach -- smell of marijuana coming out front door of house
R. v. Zagar, 1998 ABPC 59
Y
-
Y
R. v. Lawrence, [1994] O.J. No. 3272
N
N
N
smell fresh burnt marijuana; allowed search down pants of accused
R. v. Iturriaga, 1993 CanLII 2517 (BC CA)
Y
?
Y
Case
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s.9
s.24
Summary
Hewlett v. R., 2012 CanLII 46405 (NL SCTD)
N
-
N
search warrant
R. v. Gorman and Gorman, 2012 ONSC 4605
N
-
N
search warrant
R v Franko, 2012 ABQB 282
N
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N
confidential source reports drug dealers activities
R v Perpeluk, 2012 SKQB 189
Y
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Y
two confidential informers give tips
R. v. Quach, 2012 ABPC 57
N
N
N
evidence admitted, judge had no issue with motive of informer
R. v. Soto, 2011 ONCA 828
N
N
N
informer reports dealing out of a house; police corroborate with observations of house
R. v. Bick, 2011 ONCJ 503
N
N
N
search of house based on tip
R. v. Hillgardener, 2010 ABCA 80
N
N
N
anonymous informer was reliable
R. v. Jir, 2010 BCCA 497
Y
N
N
R. v. Safi, 2010 ABCA 151
N
N
N
R. v. Raphael, [2010] O.J. No. 5916, 2010 ONSC 5709
Y
Y
Y
Bjornson, 2009 BCSC 1779
N
N
N
R. v. Tetreault, 2007 BCSC 1624
N
-
N
R. v. Wing, 2007 BCSC 1959
Y
?
N
McCallum, 2006 SKQB 287
N
N
N
Goodine v. R., 2006 NBCA 109
N
?
N
R. v. Layton, 2006 BCPC 655
N
?
?
R. v. Murphy, 2006 CanLII 12417 (ON CA)
N
N
N
confidential informer gave sufficient details to form grounds of arrest
R. v. Bracchi, 2005 BCCA 461 [2]
N
N
N
R. v. Campbell, 2003 MBCA 76 (CanLII) [3]
Y
-
N
R. v. Myers, 2003 CanLII 36859 (ON SC)
Y
N
N
R. v. Ungaro, 2003 BCPC 137
Y
?
Y
R. v. Philpott [2002] O.J. No. 4872
search warrant
R. v. Jones, 2001 CanLII 28336 (ON SC)
Y
-
Y
warrant to search apartment
R. v. Warford, 2001 NFCA 64
N
N
N
R. v. Lewis, 1998 CanLII 7116 (ON CA)
Y
-
N
R. v. Smellie, 1994 CanLII 1612 (BC CA)
N
N
N
multiple informers
R. v. Zammit, 1993 CanLII 3424 (ON CA)
Y
-
Y
R. v. Lamy, 1993 CanLII 3368 (MB CA)
Y
-
Y
R. v. Charlton, 1992 CanLII 367 (BC CA)
N
N
N
R. v. Cheecham, (1989) 51 C.C.C. (3d) 498
Y
?
Y
R. v. Pastro 1988 CanLII 214 (SK C.A.)
Y
?
Y
Case
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Summary
R v Schira, 2011 SKPC 140
Y
N
Y
breach of s.10(b) as well; contents of blackberry messages excluded
R. v. Ward, 2010 BCCA 1
Y
?
N
search incident to arrest -- found crack
R. v. Tosczak, 2010 SKCA 10
N
?
N
pat-down search incident to arrest for possession of marijuana
R. v. Goodwin, 2009 ABQB 710
Y
?
?
arrest invalid
R. v. Chubak, 2009 ABCA 8
?
?
?
R. v. Lamour, 2007 CanLII 15242 (ON S.C.)
Y
?
N
arrested accused from impaired driving; did inventory search that included non-plain view items
R. v. Roberts, 2007 CanLII 39895 (ON S.C.)
N
N
N
search vehicle incident to arrest for firearm lawful
R. v. Kitaitchik, 2002 CanLII 45000 (ON C.A.)
Y
?
N
warrantless seizure of clothing worn by accused in murder investigation
Case
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Summary
R. v. Latham and Ryan, 2012 BCPC 78
Y
-
Y
warrantless search of basement apartment
R v Helary, 2012 SKPC 15
Y
?
Y
R v Laliberte, 2011 SKPC 190
Y
-
N
source info brings police to house; they are invited into vestibule; smell marijuana; enter into reminder of house after accused runs away. No consent to enter.
R. v. Got, 2011 BCPC 328
Y
?
?
warrantless entry into residence found in violation of s.8
R. v. Stevens, 2011 ONCJ 794
Y
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Y
police enter home without warrant and search house
R. v. Thompson, 2010 ONSC 2862
Y
-
N
search of home found drugs
R. v. Watson, 2010 ONSC 448
Y
Y
pat-down search finds drugs; followed by search of residence
See Canadian_Criminal_Law/Appendix/Case_Law#Impaired_Driving
Case
Summary
R. v. Bacon, 2012 BCCA 323
warrantless tracker violated s.8 but saved under 24(2)
