R. v. Tang (S.K.), (2001) 153 B.C.A.C. 6 (CA)

• Judge: McEachern, C.J.B.C., Hall and Levine, JJ.A.
• Court: Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
• Case Date: February 13, 2001
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: (2001), 153 B.C.A.C. 6 (CA);2001 BCCA 165

R. v. Tang (S.K.) (2001), 153 B.C.A.C. 6 (CA);

    251 W.A.C. 6

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Temp. Cite: [2001] B.C.A.C. TBEd. MR.115

Regina (plaintiff/respondent) v. Steven Kong Tang (defendant/appellant)

(CA026205; 2001 BCCA 165)

Indexed As: R. v. Tang (S.K.)

British Columbia Court of Appeal

McEachern, C.J.B.C., Hall and Levine, JJ.A.

February 13, 2001.

Summary:

The accused appealed his conviction for trafficking in cocaine.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal.

Civil Rights - Topic 8368

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Denial of rights - Remedies - Exclusion of evidence - Police stopped a suspected impaired driver - The vehicle's passenger consented to a pat-down body search, with knowledge of the consequences - Cocaine was found on the passenger's person - The British Columbia Court of Appeal affirmed that the officer acted in good faith and the evidence obtained was non-conscriptive - Even assuming a breach of s. 8 of the Charter, the evidence was admissible under s. 24(2).

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Davies (1998), 127 C.C.C.(3d) 97 (Y.T.C.A.), refd to. [para. 9].

R. v. Ellrodt (M.C.) (1998), 112 B.C.A.C. 194; 182 W.A.C. 194 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 9].

R. v. Klimchuk (A.W.) (1991), 4 B.C.A.C. 26; 9 W.A.C. 26; 67 C.C.C.(3d) 385 (C.A.), dist. [para. 13].

R. v. Thandi (H.S.) (1994), 47 B.C.A.C. 105; 76 W.A.C. 105 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 15].

R. v. Grant, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 139; 130 N.R. 250; 93 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 181; 292 A.P.R. 181; 67 C.C.C.(3d) 268; 7 C.R.(4th) 388, refd to. [para. 15].

Counsel:

N. Cobb, for the appellant;

C. Stolte, for the respondent.

This appeal was heard before McEachern, C.J.B.C., Hall and Levine, JJ.A., of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, at Van­couver, British Columbia, on February 13, 2001, when the following decision was delivered orally for the court by Hall, J.A.