United States of America v. Asiegbu

United States of America v. Asiegbu

The court found on the evidence that the Trade Practice Act investigation was of a criminal character such that use of its product did not constitute an abuse of process; alternatively, even if the Trade Practice Act search were purely regulatory, the disputed material was not seminal to the prosecution and did not...

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Citation
2007 BCSC 96
Parties
Requesting State / Respondent: United States of America; Person Sought / Applicant: Natty Asiegbu (a.k.a. Osemwengie a.k.a. Jeff Daniels a.k.a. Don Miller)
Court
Supreme Court of British Columbia
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
19 January 2007
Procedural Posture
Extradition / Application for Stay of Extradition Proceedings
Outcome
Application for stay of extradition proceedings dismissed
Legal Topics
Abuse of Process, Administrative Search Powers, Regulatory Versus Criminal Investigation, Mutual Legal Assistance, Stay of Proceedings
Source Language
english
Extradition Criminal Law Administrative Law Search and Seizure Judicial Review Abuse of Process Administrative Search Powers Regulatory Versus Criminal Investigation +2 more

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Parties

United States of America

Requesting State / Respondent

Natty Asiegbu (a.k.a. Osemwengie a.k.a. Jeff Daniels a.k.a. Don Miller)

Person Sought / Applicant

Procedural Posture

Extradition / Application for Stay of Extradition Proceedings

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a search and seizure under the Trade Practice Act was regulatory and therefore inadmissible in subsequent criminal proceedings
  2. 2 Whether use of the product of that search by Canadian and US authorities amounted to an abuse of process tainting the entire extradition
  3. 3 Whether a judicial stay of extradition is the appropriate remedy

Ratio Decidendi

The court found on the evidence that the Trade Practice Act investigation was of a criminal character such that use of its product did not constitute an abuse of process; alternatively, even if the Trade Practice Act search were purely regulatory, the disputed material was not seminal to the prosecution and did not taint the extradition process, so a stay was not warranted.

Court Disposition

Application for stay of extradition proceedings dismissed

Orders

  • Application for a stay of the extradition proceedings is dismissed