The accused was arrested without a warrant and found in possession of crack cocaine.
The arresting officer did not investigate the accused's claim of mistaken identity at the time of the arrest.
The trial judge acquitted the accused, finding the officer lacked objective grounds for the arrest and excluded the evidence.
The Court of Appeal upheld the acquittal.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the Crown's appeal, holding that the trial judge did not impose a more onerous standard for reasonable grounds under s. 495 of the Criminal Code, but rather based her conclusion on the inconsistent and contradictory evidence of the arresting officer.
