The appellant appealed his conviction for conspiracy to traffic in narcotics, challenging the validity of a wiretap authorization.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal from the British Columbia Court of Appeal, substantially agreeing with the lower court's reasons regarding the lawful obtaining of the first authorization and the police's use of the 'resort to' clause.
One justice would have dismissed the appeal solely on the basis of the curative proviso in section 686(1)(b)(iii) of the Criminal Code.
