The accused were charged with firearms offences after police entered a condominium unit under exigent circumstances to check on the welfare of a young female.
After the female was safely removed, police arbitrarily detained the accused for an extended period without advising them of the reasons for detention or their rights to counsel.
During a search incident to the arrest of one of the accused, police seized a satchel containing a firearm that was outside his physical control.
The court found multiple egregious breaches of sections 7, 8, 9, 10(a), and 10(b) of the Charter.
Applying the Grant framework, the court excluded the firearm evidence under section 24(2), finding that the cumulative police misconduct would bring the administration of justice into disrepute.
