Canada Case Law

R. v. Sparks

Court

Nova Scotia Provincial Court

The officer's stop and identity-based investigation relied on the driver's race without specific identifying particulars, constituting racial profiling and breaching ss.9 and 8 of the Charter; the self-identification evidence was excluded under s.24(2) and the charges were dismissed.

Source excerpt

• Section 8 unreasonable search
• Section 9 arbitrary detention
• Section 24(2) exclusion of evidence
• Racial profiling jurisprudence
• Cross-racial identification
• Grant test

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United States v. Barba-Ruiz

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

British Columbia Supreme Court ordered Jose Barba-Ruiz committed for extradition after finding the identity evidence and ROC material sufficient under the Extradition Act.

• Committal
• Identity proof
• Prima facie standard
• Authority to proceed (atp)
• Wiretap evidence
• Extradition

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The United States of America v. Orozco etc.

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Extradition committal hearing on identification and sufficiency of evidence. The court found David Orozco was the person sought and committed him for extradition.

• Possession for purpose of trafficking
• Conspiracy to import
• Conspiracy to possess
• Conspiracy to launder proceeds
• Prima facie standard
• Identity evidence

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