Patrick J. Duncan

The appellant appealed as of right from a judgment of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, which had allowed the Crown's appeal and overturned her acquittal for being an accessory after the fact.

The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal, agreeing with the Court of Appeal that it is not necessary to convict a principal in order to convict an accessory.

The appellant appealed as of right to the Supreme Court of Canada regarding the constitutionality of a search and seizure of foreign cultural property under the Customs Act.

The majority of the Court dismissed the appeal, finding no error in the Court of Appeal's reasons and concluding that the search and the manner in which it was conducted were not unreasonable.

Iacobucci J. dissented, agreeing with the trial judge that the search was unreasonable and the evidence should be excluded under s. 24(2) of the Charter.