What is the effect of a police officer informing a person of the reason for their detention?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Karchewski, 2008 ABPC 26 (CanLII):
Section 10(a) and 10(b) rights are linked. A primary purpose of an officer telling a person the reason for his or her detention is so the person can make an informed choice whether to get a lawyer. Further, if the person gets a lawyer, it allows the person to get advice based on the extent of his or her jeopardy R v. Borden, 1994 CanLII 63 (SCC), [1994] S.C.J. No. 82 at p. 44, Iacobucci J for the majority.
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