R. v. Stairs

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud
Citation2022 SCC 11
Date08 April 2022
Docket Number39416

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  • R v Badu
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    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • August 10, 2022
    ...is the failure to characterize the extent of Mr Badu’s privacy interest in the home. The Supreme Court recently reiterated in R v Stairs, 2022 SCC 11 at paras 49 and 51, the very high expectation of privacy people have in their homes: [49] This Court has emphasized time and again that a per......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 9, 2022
    ...SCC 77, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 621; R. v. Golden, 2001 SCC 83, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 679; R. v. Vu, 2013 SCC 60, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 657; R. v. Stairs, 2022 SCC 11; R. v. Nguyen, 2017 BCPC 131; R. v. Kroeker, 2019 BCPC 127; R. v. Rauch, 2022 BCPC 117; R. v. Daley, 2015 ONSC 7367; R. v. Broyles, [1991] 3 S.C......
  • R. v. Ramelson
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 24, 2022
    ...47, [2005] 2 S.C.R. 432; R. v. Spencer, 2014 SCC 43, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 212; R. v. Chehil, 2013 SCC 49, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 220; R. v. Stairs, 2022 SCC 11; R. v. Stack, 2022 ONCA 413; R. v. Nelson, 2021 BCCA 192; R. v. Ghotra, 2020 ONCA 373, 455 D.L.R. (4th) 586, aff’d 2021 SCC 12; R. v. Levigne, ......
  • R. v. Tim
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 14, 2022
    ...Collins, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 265; R. v. Saeed, 2016 SCC 24, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 518; R. v. Fearon, 2014 SCC 77, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 621; R. v. Stairs, 2022 SCC 11; R. v. Clayton, 2007 SCC 32, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 725; R. v. Rowson, 2015 ABCA 354, 332 C.C.C. (3d) 165, aff’d 2016 SCC 40, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 158; ......
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  • R. v. Beaver
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 9, 2022
    ...SCC 77, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 621; R. v. Golden, 2001 SCC 83, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 679; R. v. Vu, 2013 SCC 60, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 657; R. v. Stairs, 2022 SCC 11; R. v. Nguyen, 2017 BCPC 131; R. v. Kroeker, 2019 BCPC 127; R. v. Rauch, 2022 BCPC 117; R. v. Daley, 2015 ONSC 7367; R. v. Broyles, [1991] 3 S.C......
  • R. v. Singer
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 20, 2026
    ...[2017] 1 S.C.R. xvi; applied: R. v. Evans, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 8; R. v. MacDonald, 2014 SCC 3, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 37; considered: R. v. Stairs, 2022 SCC 11, [2022] 1 S.C.R. 169; R. v. Tricker (1995), 21 O.R. (3d) 575; R. v. Bushman (1968), 4 C.R.N.S. 13; R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692;......
  • Brampton (City) v. Moeen
    • Canada
    • Ontario Court of Justice General Division (Canada)
    • January 21, 2025
    ...[2010] S.C.J. No. 6 (S.C.C.).   R. v. Sault Ste. Marie, [1978] 2 S.C.R. 1299, 40 C.C.C. (2d) 353 (S.C.C.).   R. v. Stairs, 2022 SCC 11, [2022] 1 S.C.R. 169 R. v. Tim, [2022] S.C.J. No. 12 (S.C.C.).   R. v. Whitfield, [1969] S.C.J. No. 66 (S.C.C.).   Tucker v. Cadillac Fa......
  • R. v. Campbell
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 6, 2024
    ...(2000), 146 C.C.C. (3d) 549; R. v. Largie, 2010 ONCA 548, 101 O.R. (3d) 561; R. v. Araujo, 2000 SCC 65, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 992; R. v. Stairs, 2022 SCC 11, [2022] 1 S.C.R. 169; Cloutier v. Langlois, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 158; R. v. Grant, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 223; R. v. MacDonald, 2014 SCC 3, [2014] 1 S.C......
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1 firm's commentaries
  • The Police Are At Your Door ' Now What?
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 23, 2022
    ...Law lawyer to weigh in on your particular situation! Footnotes 1 https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/rfc-dlc/ccrf-ccdl/ 2 R. v. Stairs, 2022 SCC 11 (CanLII) 3 R. v. Rao (1984), 1984 CanLII 2184 (ON CA), 46 O.R. (2d) 80 (C.A.) at 102. 4 R. v. Puyenbroek, 2007 ONCA 824 (CanLII) 5 R. v. Maco......
18 books & journal articles
  • Right to Counsel: General Principles and Informational Obligations
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Detention, Arrest and the Right to Counsel
    • September 19, 2024
    ...Five minutes elapsed from the start of the roadside stop to the cannabis search and the ultimate discovery of a irearm. 87 R v Stairs , 2022 SCC 11 at paras 6, 34-36. © 2025 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. Chapter 10 Right to Counsel: General Principles and Informational......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Detention, Arrest and the Right to Counsel
    • September 19, 2024
    ...Rights Reserved. 454 Table of Cases St Jacques , R c , 2020 QCCM 39 ................................................ 309 Stairs , R v , 2022 SCC 11 .................................................. 240, 332 Stairs , R v , 2020 ONCA 678 ................................................ 204-5......
  • The Criminal Law and the Constitution
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Criminal Law. Eighth edition
    • September 1, 2022
    ...soft and as such non- threatening object that turned out to be drugs. See also R v Clayton , [2007] 2 SCR 725 [ Clayton ]. 89 R v Stairs , 2022 SCC 11. 90 R v Stillman , [1997] 1 SCR 607 [ Stillman ]. Warrants can be issued for obtaining DNA samples. See Code , above note 1, ss 487.04–487.0......
  • Nature of the Interaction Between Police and Individuals
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Detention and Arrest - Third Edition
    • February 27, 2024
    ...of the evidence would not bring the administration of justice into disrepute.” 93 See the concurring judgment of Côté J in R v Stairs , 2022 SCC 11 at para 163 [ Stairs ]: As my colleague Karakatsanis J. reairmed in R. v. Saeed , 2016 SCC 24, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 518, at para. 126 (concurring in......
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