R. v. Law (E.C.), (2002) 175 B.C.A.C. 318 (CA)

JudgeEsson, Newbury and Huddart, JJ.A.
CourtCourt of Appeal (British Columbia)
Case DateOctober 21, 2002
JurisdictionBritish Columbia
Citations(2002), 175 B.C.A.C. 318 (CA);2002 BCCA 594

R. v. Law (E.C.) (2002), 175 B.C.A.C. 318 (CA);

    289 W.A.C. 318

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Temp. Cite: [2002] B.C.A.C. TBEd. OC.054

Regina (respondent) v. Eric Cameron Law (appellant)

(CA029463; 2002 BCCA 594)

Indexed As: R. v. Law (E.C.)

British Columbia Court of Appeal

Esson, Newbury and Huddart, JJ.A.

December 13, 2002.

Summary:

The accused appealed his convictions for production and possession of marijuana for purposes of trafficking.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal.

Criminal Law - Topic 3093

Special powers - Search warrants - Issue of - What constitutes reasonable grounds - Test for - [See Criminal Law - Topic 3096 ].

Criminal Law - Topic 3096

Special powers - Search warrants - Issue of - Duty of judge respecting - At the ac­cused's house, police executed a search warrant issued under s. 11 of the Con­trolled Drugs and Substances Act - Mari­huana was found and the accused was charged - The British Col­umbia Court of Appeal held that the test to determine whether the search warrant was properly issued and not in breach of s. 8 of the Charter was whether the justice of the peace acting judicially on the information before her could have had reasonable and probable grounds to believe that an offence was being committed at the subject address - The question was whether the evidence was sufficient to found a "credibly-based probability" - See paragraphs 1 to 11.

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Debot, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1140; 102 N.R. 161; 37 O.A.C. 1; 52 C.C.C.(3d) 193; 73 C.R.(3d) 129; 45 C.R.R. 49, refd to. [para. 4].

R. v. Storrey, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 241; 105 N.R. 81; 37 O.A.C. 161, refd to. [para. 5].

Southam Inc. v. Hunter, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 145; 55 N.R. 241; 55 A.R. 291, refd to. [para. 7].

Statutes Noticed:

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C. 1996, c. 19, sect. 11(1) [para. 2].

Counsel:

J. Green, for the appellant;

C. Greenwood, for the respondent.

This appeal was heard before Esson, New­bury and Huddart, JJ.A., of the British Columbia­ Court of Appeal, at Victoria, British Columbia, on October 21, 2002. The deci­sion of the court was delivered by Hud­dart, J.A., on December 13, 2002.

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    • June 17, 2005
    ...48 C.R. (5th) 199 ........................................................................................6, 33, 35, 82, 90 R. v. Law, 2002 BCCA 594, (2002), 171 C.C.C. (3d) 219 ................144, 227, 253, 256, ...................................................................................
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