Antony Black was charged with drug-related offenses, obstruction, and probation breach.
He sought to exclude drug evidence obtained via a strip search, alleging Charter violations (ss. 7, 8, 10(b), 12) during his arrest and search.
The court found a s. 10(b) violation for delayed right to counsel and a s. 8 violation for an unlawful vehicle search.
However, it determined there was no sufficient causal, contextual, or temporal connection between these violations and the drug evidence from the strip search to engage s. 24(2) of the Charter.
Even if engaged, the violations were minor or remedied by the Crown not relying on the vehicle search evidence.
The strip search itself was found to be lawful and conducted reasonably despite the use of force due to the accused's resistance.
Consequently, the drug evidence was admissible, and the accused was found guilty of all charges.