Can the police seize the metal grinder and the candy tin from the accused during a search?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Andersen, 2010 ABPC 325 (CanLII):
Once the accused was arrested, the police was entitled to search the accused and seize the grinder and the candy tin to protect themselves, the nearby public and the accused himself, to preserve the evidence already noted and to discover further evidence. Cloutier v. Langlois, 1990 CanLII 122 (SCC), [1990] 1 S.C.R. 158. Section 24(2)
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