What is the state of the law around the inviolable nature of a private home?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from R v Krahn, 2018 ABQB 587 (CanLII):
In Lyons v. the Queen, 1984 CanLII 30 (SCC), [1984] 2 S.C.R. 633 at 657, Estey J. said that “the inviolable nature of the private dwelling is a basic part of our free society”. He added, “The home is not a castle in isolation; it is a castle in a community and draws its support and security of existence from the community” ….
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