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The court dismissed a Charter application challenging a dual-purpose traffic stop, finding an observed traffic violation justified the stop and no detention arose from brief identification requests.
The Court held that a brief, non-confrontational request for identification during a lawful traffic stop did not amount to detention under ss. 9 and 10 of the Charter.
The court dismissed a s. 7 Charter application in an extradition voir dire, finding no air of reality to claims that Vancouver police lacked authority or abused process.
The court held the arrest was unlawful, excluded cocaine, MDMA and cash seized from the accused and his vehicle, and entered acquittals on both counts.
The court ordered voir dires on alleged s. 7 and s. 8 Charter breaches, finding the low Vukelich threshold was met and deferring any s. 24(2) remedy.
The court dismissed a Charter voir dire, holding the arrest, vehicle search, strip search, and brief delay in counsel access were lawful and justified.
The court held the protective pat down and limited search of pockets were justified for officer safety and the seizure of keys was incidental to an inevitable arrest; the subsequent search of the Acura was lawful as an inventory search authorized by s.221(1) HTA and did not breach s.8; the handgun was not excluded under s.24(2); and the sentence was not demonstrably unfit.
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On a voir dire, the Court found reasonable and probable grounds for arrest and exigent circumstances for a warrantless protective sweep, so no Charter breach was found.
Voir dire ruling on Charter breaches in a marijuana grow-operation case. The Court found a lawful investigative detention, then a lawful arrest, and dismissed the application.
The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, finding the trunk search lacked valid consent or lawful detention, and excluded the firearm under s. 24(2).
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