M. Rahman

The appellant appealed a committal order made pursuant to section 49 of the Extradition Act.

As provided for in the bail order, the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal as abandoned.

The applicant sought judicial review of a surrender order made by the Minister of Justice under the Extradition Act.

As provided for in the applicant's bail order, the Court of Appeal dismissed the application for judicial review as abandoned.

The offender was convicted of conspiracy to produce and possess marijuana for the purpose of trafficking, having operated a business that supplied equipment to large-scale marijuana grow operations.

The Crown sought forfeiture of real properties, vehicles, and bank accounts as offence-related property and proceeds of crime, as well as a fine in lieu of forfeiture for unrecovered funds.

The court ordered the forfeiture of the commercial property used for the business, the offender's residence, and several vehicles.

The court also imposed a fine in lieu of forfeiture of $2,809,211.40 for unrecovered proceeds of crime.

The offender was sentenced to 20 months' incarceration.

The appellant was convicted of possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking after police used Forward Looking Infra-Red (FLIR) aerial camera technology to detect heat emanating from his home, which led to a search warrant.

On appeal, the court held that the use of FLIR technology to measure heat emanations from a private residence constitutes a search under section 8 of the Charter.

Because the search was conducted without prior judicial authorization and no exigent circumstances existed, it was unreasonable.

The court excluded the evidence under section 24(2) of the Charter, finding the breach serious and noting that admitting the evidence would bring the administration of justice into disrepute.

The appeal was allowed and acquittals were entered.