The accused, charged with possession of controlled substances for the purpose of trafficking, brought a Garofoli application to exclude evidence obtained during the execution of a search warrant at her residence.
She argued her s. 8 Charter rights were violated because the Information to Obtain (ITO) relied on confidential informant information that was not credible, compelling, or corroborated.
Applying the Debot factors, the court found that while corroboration was limited, the highly compelling and credible nature of the information from two confidential sources provided sufficient grounds for the authorizing justice to issue the warrant.
The application was dismissed.
