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Criminal law 2021 BCSC 1778

R. v. Wong

The court set aside a search warrant for the accused’s home, finding the ITO lacked objectively verifiable grounds linking him to the BlackBerry devices tied to the investigation.

  • Search warrant validity
  • Section 8 charter (unreasonable search and seizure)
  • Part 6 wiretap authorizations
  • Facial validity of information to obtain
  • Identification via surveillance
  • Reliability of affiant's assertions
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Charter law 2017 BCSC 642

R. v. Higgins

The court held that police had reasonable and probable grounds to arrest Veloso and that the vehicle search was lawful as incidental to arrest.

  • Section 8 charter
  • Section 9 charter
  • Search incidental to arrest
  • Reasonable and probable grounds
  • Wiretap/intercept evidence
  • Undercover/encapsulated communications
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Criminal law 2014 BCSC 724

R. v. Ali

The court granted leave to cross-examine the affiant on selected wiretap-authorization issues, but refused leave on other grounds that could be argued without viva voce evidence.

  • Wiretap authorization (part vi criminal code)
  • Garofoli review
  • Investigative necessity
  • Material non-disclosure
  • Cross-examination of affidavit deponent
  • Lawfulness of live monitoring (s.184.1)
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Criminal law 2007 BCSC 725

R. v. Wasfi

The court upheld wiretap authorizations and admitted intercept evidence, finding full and frank disclosure, investigative necessity, and no s. 8 breach.

  • Wiretap authorizations
  • Section 186 criminal code
  • Full and frank disclosure
  • Section 8 charter - unreasonable search
  • Investigative necessity
  • Payphone interception safeguards
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