Supreme Court Clarifies the Law of Police Safety Searches
- February 16, 2014
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
In an important judgment released on January 17, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada clarified the constitutional requirements of police searches conducted to ensure the safety of the police or the public. In R. v. MacDonald, 2014 SCC 3 two…
Judge Throws Out Prosecutors’ Applications in Wiretap Case
- February 2, 2014
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
The four defendants in a wiretap case I have before Justice Brian R. Burrows in the Court of Queen’s Bench, at Edmonton, brought evidence suppression motions regarding historic text messages seized by the police from a telephone service provider. The…