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3 Aug 2022

Criminal law 2022 BCCA 272

United States v. Hollaus

Court: British Columbia Court of Appeal

The court dismissed an extradition appeal, holding police had reasonable grounds to arrest after an undercover pickup, the ruse did not breach s. 10, and the reasons were adequate.

Reasonable grounds to arrest
Search incidental to arrest
Section 10 informational and access to counsel rights
Traffic stop ruse
Attempted possession for purpose of trafficking
Admissibility and s.24(2) remedy

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7 Aug 2020

Extradition 2020 BCSC 1165

R. v. Hollaus

Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia

In an extradition voir dire, the court held the Vancouver police had jurisdiction and grounds to arrest for attempted possession for trafficking, but found a brief s. 10 breach.

Search and seizure
Arrest
Traffic stop ruse
Section 10 rights
Section 24(2) exclusion
Jurisdiction

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14 Dec 2017

Criminal law 2017 BCSC 2314

R. v. McWhirter

Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia

Voir dire on a traffic-stop ruse. The court held the stop, detention, dog deployment, arrests, and roadside counsel handling did not breach the Charter.

Charter s.8 search and seizure
Charter s.9 arbitrary detention
Charter s.10(a) notification of reasons
Charter s.10(b) right to counsel
Traffic stop ruse
Sniffer dog deployment

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