What evidence of the results of the search of the accused's residence was unlawfully obtained?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Edwardson, 2005 BCSC 463 (CanLII):
The evidence of the results of the search of the accused's residence was unlawfully obtained, and so it cannot be considered on the issue of whether there were reasonable and probable grounds to support the issuance of a second search warrant; see R v. Grant (1993), 1993 CanLII 68 (SCC), 84 C.C.C. (3d) 173, (S.C.C.) at page 195.
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