Can a search warrant be used to seize items that are not specified in the search warrant?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ramia v. Burgess, 1980 CanLII 2449 (NS CA):
On the other hand in Crozier v. Cundey et al. (1827), 6 B. & C. 232, 108 E.R. 439, Abbott, C.J., pointed out that where articles were likely to furnish evidence of the identity of items stolen there could be reasonable ground for seizing them even if they were not specified in the warrant.
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