What is the objective and honestly held belief of an officer who asserts reasonable grounds?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from R. v. Bedford, 2018 ONSC 1968 (CanLII):

In addition to the objective basis, an officer asserting that he or she has reasonable grounds must also have an honestly held subjective belief: R v. Storrey, 1990 CanLII 125 (SCC).

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