The accused was detained outside a bar after police responded to a report of a firearm.
During a prolonged investigative detention and subsequent searches, including a strip search at the police station where an officer gratuitously stood on his ankles, police found significant quantities of cocaine and crack cocaine.
A handgun was later found nearby.
The court found multiple serious breaches of the accused's ss. 7, 8, and 10 Charter rights.
However, applying the Grant framework, the court declined to exclude the drug evidence under s. 24(2).
The accused was found guilty of possession for the purpose of trafficking and breach of orders, but not guilty of the firearm and proceeds of crime charges due to reasonable doubt.
