The appellant appealed from a judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, which allowed an appeal from his acquittal.
The police had obtained a search warrant under the Narcotic Control Act to search the appellant's dwelling house for cocaine, based on information that the front door might be barricaded.
The police entered the dwelling without first announcing their presence.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal, holding that the police were entitled to enter without a prior demand to prevent the destruction of evidence.
