The appellant was approached by an undercover police officer in a 'buy-and-bust' operation in an area known for drug trafficking.
The officer had no reasonable suspicion that the appellant was engaged in criminal activity but persisted until the appellant agreed to sell a small amount of cannabis resin.
The trial judge found entrapment through random virtue-testing and stayed the proceedings.
The Court of Appeal allowed the Crown's appeal and ordered a new trial.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal, holding that the officer was engaged in a bona fide inquiry directed at a specific location where drug-related crimes were reasonably suspected, and thus did not engage in random virtue-testing.
The Court also held it lacked jurisdiction to enter convictions in place of a new trial absent a cross-appeal by the Crown.
