The court dismissed a s. 24(2) Charter application in a drug and weapons case, finding the police acted in good faith and the impugned evidence remained admissible.
Appeal dismissed: photograph seen on MOT database was properly used to refresh the officer’s memory and was not hearsay; even if MOT entries engaged hearsay, the records satisfied the principled exception or were unnecessary to the Crown’s circumstantial case; non-privileged documents (agreement, deed, bills) independently linked appellant to property and solicitor-client privilege did not vitiate the Crown’s proof; although the trial judge found general warrants issued without jurisdiction, the Charter breach was not serious, police acted in good faith, the impact on privacy was limited, and…