Can consent be obtained for a search without consent?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v Dupuis, 2017 ONSC 3167 (CanLII):
Without consent, a warrantless search is prima facie an unreasonable one (Hunter v. Southam Inc., 1984 CanLII 33 (SCC), [1984] 2 S.C.R. 145), and therefore a breach of s. 8 of the Charter.
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