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Criminal law 2023 BCSC 340

R. v. Teixeira

The court upheld seizure of three phones from the accused’s bedroom under s. 489, but found most other items seized during the search were not lawfully seized.

  • Search and seizure
  • Seizure of electronic devices
  • Section 489 criminal code
  • Section 8 charter
  • Reasonable and probable grounds
  • Overseizure
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Criminal law 2019 BCCA 116

R. v. Robertson

Appeal dismissed. The Court held the trial judge erred in treating a third party’s s. 10(b) breach as requiring a separate connection in the s. 24(2) analysis, but the evidence was still admissible; wilful blindness was also upheld.

  • S.8 charter search and seizure
  • S.10(b) right to counsel
  • S.24(2) exclusion of evidence
  • Knock and announce
  • Overseizure
  • Wilful blindness
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Criminal law 2016 BCSC 2474

R. v. Robertson

The court found s. 8 breaches in a rushed knock-and-announce entry and in seizing miscellaneous items, while upholding seizure of firearms in safes and a vehicle safety search.

  • Knock and announce
  • Overseizure
  • Section 8 charter
  • Section 10(b) charter
  • Right to counsel
  • S.489 criminal code (offence-related property)
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