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September 28, 2005

Unlawful search leads to acquittal in New Westminster cocaine and heroin case

In R. v. S., a judgment recently issued out of the New Westminster BC Supreme Court, Madam Justice Dillon ruled that the unlawful search of Mr. S. meant that a large quantity of cocaine and heroine found in the his pants at the time of the search had to be excluded from evidence available to the Crown. As a result, Mr. S. was acquitted.

Posted by BCCLB at September 28, 2005 11:51 PM