The accused, charged with drug trafficking offences, brought a Charter application alleging violations of his rights under sections 8 and 9.
He argued his warrantless arrest was arbitrary and that the search of his motel room was unreasonable due to a defect in the Information to Obtain (ITO) and the search warrant.
The court found the police had reasonable and probable grounds for the arrest based on tipster information and surveillance.
The court also held that the search warrant was valid despite an inadvertent error in the ITO, as the issuing justice could not have been misled and there were ample grounds to grant the warrant.
The Charter application was dismissed.
