The accused was charged with possession of a controlled substance after an officer found him asleep in the driver's seat of a parked vehicle belonging to someone else.
The officer observed drug paraphernalia on the floor and arrested the accused, subsequently finding heroin and crystal meth in a change purse.
The court dismissed the accused's Charter applications under sections 8, 9, and 10, finding the arrest and search lawful.
However, the court found the circumstantial evidence insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused had knowledge and control of the drugs, resulting in an acquittal.
