R. v. Lyon (G.W.), 2002 BCSC 1212

• Judge: Romilly, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Case Date: August 16, 2002
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: 2002 BCSC 1212;[2002] B.C.T.C. 1212 (SC)

R. v. Lyon (G.W.), [2002] B.C.T.C. 1212 (SC)

MLB headnote and full text

Temp. Cite: [2002] B.C.T.C. TBEd. SE.054

Her Majesty the Queen v. Gerald William Lyon and Margaret Lyon

(67418-2; 2002 BCSC 1212)

Indexed As: R. v. Lyon (G.W.)

British Columbia Supreme Court

Kamloops

Romilly, J.

August 16, 2002.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Criminal Law - Topic 3093

Special powers - Issue of search warrants - What constitutes reasonable grounds - See paragraphs 40 to 54.

Criminal Law - Topic 3113

Special powers - Setting aside search warrants - General - Scope of review - See paragraphs 20 to 29.

Criminal Law - Topic 3118

Special powers - Setting aside search warrants - General - Evidence (incl. amplification evidence) - See paragraphs 30 to 39.

Criminal Law - Topic 3183

Special powers - Setting aside search warrants - Grounds - Information - Sufficiency of form and content - See paragraphs 58 to 61.

Criminal Law - Topic 3184

Special powers - Setting aside search warrants - Grounds - Falsehood, misleading statements or omissions in sworn information - See paragraphs 55 to 57.

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Feeney (M.), [1997] 2 S.C.R. 13; 212 N.R. 83; 91 B.C.A.C. 1; 148 W.A.C. 1; 115 C.C.C.(3d) 129; 146 D.L.R.(4th) 609, refd to. [para. 15].

R. v. Morris (W.R.) (1998), 173 N.S.R.(2d) 1; 527 A.P.R. 1; 134 C.C.C.(3d) 539 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 16].

R. v. Moore (G.P.) et al. (1993), 27 B.C.A.C. 253; 45 W.A.C. 253; 81 C.C.C.(3d) 161 (C.A.), affd. [1995] 1 S.C.R. 756; 179 N.R. 313; 60 B.C.A.C. 161; 99 W.A.C. 161, refd to. [para. 17].

Dalglish v. Jarvie (1850), 2 Mac. & G. 231; 42 E.R. 89, refd to. [para. 17].

R. v. Kensington Income Tax, [1917] 1 K.B. 486 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 17].

R. v. Church of Scientology of Toronto and Zaharia (1987), 18 O.A.C. 321; 31 C.C.C.(3d) 449 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 17].

United States of America v. Friedland, [1996] O.J. No. 4399 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 17].

R. v. Araujo (A.) et al. (1998), 109 B.C.A.C. 131; 177 W.A.C. 131; 127 C.C.C.(3d) 315 (C.A.), affd. (2000), 262 N.R. 346; 143 B.C.A.C. 257; 235 W.A.C. 257; 149 C.C.C.(3d) 449 (S.C.C.),refd to. [para. 18].

R. v. Melenchuk (R.) et al. (1993), 24 B.C.A.C. 97; 40 W.A.C. 97 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 20].

Simonyi-Gindele et al. v. Sliter et al. (1991), 2 B.C.A.C. 73; 5 W.A.C. 73 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 21].

R. v. Arason (R.H.) and Derosier (G.L.) (1992), 21 B.C.A.C. 20; 37 W.A.C. 20; 78 C.C.C.(3d) 1, refd to. [para. 22].

R. v. Jones (G.I.) (1991), 89 Sask.R. 214; 64 C.C.C.(3d) 181 (C.A.), affd. (1993), 150 N.R. 148; 109 Sask.R. 240; 42 W.A.C. 240; 84 C.C.C.(3d) 287 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 23].

R. v. Garofoli et al., [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1421; 116 N.R. 241; 43 O.A.C. 1; 36 Q.A.C. 161; 60 C.C.C.(3d) 161; 80 C.R.(3d) 317; 50 C.R.R. 206, refd to. [para. 24].

R. v. Hiscock; R. v. Sauvé (1992), 46 Q.A.C. 263; 72 C.C.C.(3d) 303 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 25].

R. v. Wiley (R.W.), [1993] 3 S.C.R. 263; 158 N.R. 321; 34 B.C.A.C. 135; 56 W.A.C. 135; 84 C.C.C.(3d) 161, refd to. [para. 26].

R. v. Grant (D.), [1993] 3 S.C.R. 223; 159 N.R. 161; 35 B.C.A.C. 1; 57 W.A.C. 1; 84 C.C.C.(3d) 173; 24 C.R.(4th) 1, refd to. [para. 26].

R. v. Veinot (K.A.) (1995), 144 N.S.R.(2d) 388; 416 A.P.R. 388 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 26].

R. v. Madrid (L.A.) et al. (1994), 48 B.C.A.C. 271; 78 W.A.C. 271 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 31].

R. v. Budai, [1995] B.C.J. No. 1091 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 32].

R. v. Cosgrove (D.) et al. (1997), 151 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 1; 471 A.P.R. 1 (Nfld. T.D.), refd to. [para. 32].

R. v. Stacey (L.J.) (1996), 140 Sask.R. 60 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 32].

R. v. Kyllo (S.B.) et al. (1999), 9 B.C.T.C. 81 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 32].

R. v. Russell (M.C.) et al. (1999), 27 B.C.T.C. 81 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 32].

R. v. Couture (1998), 129 C.C.C.(3d) 302 (Que. C.A.), refd to. [para. 33].

R. v. Jarvis (W.J.) (2000), 271 A.R. 263; 234 W.A.C. 263; 149 C.C.C.(3d) 499 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 35].

R. v. Pilarinos (D.) et al., [2001] B.C.T.C. 1844 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 36].

Southam Inc. v. Hunter, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 145; 55 N.R. 241; 55 A.R. 291; 9 C.R.R. 355; 14 C.C.C.(3d) 97; 41 C.R.(3d) 97; [1984] 6 W.W.R. 577; 33 Alta. L.R.(2d) 193; 27 B.L.R. 297; 84 D.T.C. 6467; 2 C.P.R.(3d) 1; 11 D.L.R.(4th) 641, refd to. [para. 43].

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. 44].

R. v. Greffe, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 755; 107 N.R. 1; 107 A.R. 1; 55 C.C.C.(3d) 161; 75 C.R.(3d) 257; 46 C.R.R. 1; [1990] 3 W.W.R. 577; 73 Alta. L.R.(2d) 97, refd to. [para. 44].

R. v. Warford (R.G.) (2001), 207 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 263; 620 A.P.R. 263 (Nfld. C.A.), refd to. [para. 44].

United States of America v. Future Electronique Inc. (2000), 151 C.C.C.(3d) 403 (Que. C.A.), refd to. [para. 45].

R. v. Schreinert (S.) (2002), 159 O.A.C. 174 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 45].

R. v. Plant (R.S.), [1993] 3 S.C.R. 281; 157 N.R. 321; 145 A.R. 104; 55 W.A.C. 104; [1993] 8 W.W.R. 287; 84 C.C.C.(3d) 203; 24 C.R.(4th) 47, refd to. [para. 46].

R. v. Lewis (D.E.) (1998), 107 O.A.C. 46; 122 C.C.C.(3d) 481 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 47].

R. v. Hardy (D.A.) (1994), 45 B.C.A.C. 146; 72 W.A.C. 146 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 49].

R. v. Charlton (T.S.) (1992), 15 B.C.A.C. 272; 27 W.A.C. 272 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 52].

R. v. Sismey (1990), 55 C.C.C.(3d) 281 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Donaldson (1990), 58 C.C.C.(3d) 294 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Innocente et al. (1992), 113 N.S.R.(2d) 256; 309 A.P.R. 256 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Silvestrone (1991), 2 B.C.A.C. 195; 5 W.A.C. 195; 66 C.C.C.(3d) 125 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Brassard (R.A.) (1992), 107 Sask.R. 12; 77 C.C.C.(3d) 285 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Dellapenna (R.N.) (1995), 62 B.C.A.C. 32; 103 W.A.C. 32 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Fletcher (R.J.) (1994), 140 N.S.R.(2d) 254; 399 A.P.R. 254 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Bisson (J.) et autres, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 1097; 173 N.R. 237; 65 Q.A.C. 241; 94 C.C.C.(3d) 94, affing. (1994), 60 Q.A.C. 173; 87 C.C.C.(3d) 440 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 56].

R. v. Kokesch, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 3; 121 N.R. 161; 61 C.C.C.(3d) 207; 1 C.R.(4th) 62; [1991] 1 W.W.R. 193; 51 B.C.L.R.(2d) 157; 50 C.R.R. 285, refd to. [para. 60].

R. v. Young (A.D.) (1993), 61 O.A.C. 116; 79 C.C.C.(3d) 559 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 60].

R. v. Hosie (G.) (1996), 91 O.A.C. 281; 107 C.C.C.(3d) 385 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 60].

Counsel:

A.G. Varesi, for the Crown;

K.S. Tessovitch, for Gerald W. Lyon;

C.H. Thompson, for Margaret J. Lyon.

This voir dire was heard on August 14-15, 2002, before Romilly, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on August 16, 2002.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.