R. v. Lavigne (D.), (1997) 195 N.B.R.(2d) 272 (TD)

• Judge: McIntyre, J.
• Case Date: December 03, 1997
• Jurisdiction: New Brunswick
• Citations: (1997), 195 N.B.R.(2d) 272 (TD)

R. v. Lavigne (D.) (1997), 195 N.B.R.(2d) 272 (TD);

    195 R.N.-B.(2e) 272; 499 A.P.R. 272

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Temp. Cite: [1998] N.B.R.(2d) TBEd. FE.027

David Lavigne (applicant) v. Her Majesty The Queen (respondent)

(B/M/32/97)

Indexed As: R. v. Lavigne (D.)

New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench,

Trial Division

Judicial District of Bathurst

McIntyre, J.

December 18, 1997.

Summary:

A police officer searched the accused's residence pursuant to a search warrant and obtained evidence. The accused applied for certiorari to quash the search warrant.

The New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench, Trial Division, dismissed the ap­plication.

Civil Rights - Topic 8504

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Enforcement - Jurisdiction - [See Crim­inal Law - Topic 3043 ].

Civil Rights - Topic 8584

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Practice - Time for raising Charter issues - [See Criminal Law - Topic 3043 ].

Criminal Law - Topic 3043

Special powers - Search warrants - Juris­diction to quash - A police officer searched the accused's residence pursuant to a search warrant and obtained evidence - The accused applied for certiorari to quash the search warrant - He raised a Charter infringement and sought exclusion of the evidence under s. 24(2) of the Charter - The New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench, Trial Division, dismissed the ap­plication, stating that the Charter issues should be dealt with at the trial.

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Church of Scientology of Toronto and Zaharia (1987), 18 O.A.C. 321; 31 C.C.C.(3d) 449 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused [1987] 1 S.C.R. vii; 82 N.R. 392; 23 O.A.C. 320, refd to. [para. 4].

King et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) et al. (1997), 187 N.B.R.(2d) 185; 478 A.P.R. 185 (C.A.), folld. [para. 5].

Counsel:

Peter C. White, for the applicant;

George Chiasson, Q.C., for the respondent.

This application was heard on December 3, 1997, before McIntyre, J., of the New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench, Trial Division, Judicial District of Bathurst, who delivered the following decision on Decem­ber 18, 1997.