The appellant was convicted of conspiring to import a narcotic after a police informer recorded their conversations using a body pack without judicial authorization.
The appellant appealed, arguing the electronic surveillance violated his right against unreasonable search and seizure under section 8 of the Charter.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that while participant electronic surveillance without prior judicial authorization infringes section 8, the admission of the recordings in this case would not bring the administration of justice into disrepute.
The appeal was dismissed.
