What is the standard of treatment given to an accused who has not provided a sample before the arrest of the accused?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from R. v. Gentile, 2012 ONSC 4898 (CanLII):

The appellant refers me to cases where before the arrest was made, the accused was afforded multiple opportunities to provide a sample. In R. v. McIntyre the accused was afforded seventeen chances; in R v. Tavangari ten chances and in R. v. Grant the accused was afforded twenty-five chances.

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