The applicant brought a Garofoli application seeking to exclude evidence of drugs and firearms seized during the execution of a search warrant at his apartment, alleging a breach of his s. 8 Charter rights.
The applicant argued the Information to Obtain (ITO) relied heavily on confidential informants whose criminal records were not fully disclosed, and lacked sufficient corroboration linking him to the specific apartment.
The court dismissed the application, finding that the information from fourteen confidential informants and sources was compelling, specific, and adequately corroborated by police surveillance.
The court concluded the issuing justice had sufficient grounds to issue the warrant and, alternatively, would not have excluded the evidence under s. 24(2).
