What is the test for obtaining a search warrant under section 12 of the Criminal Code?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from United States of America v. Barbarash, 2002 BCSC 1721 (CanLII):
The question is whether there were reasonable grounds to issue the search warrant. Section 8 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms applies to s. 12 of the Act: See United States of America v. Future Electronique, infra, at paras. 18-21.
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