The appellant appealed his conviction for possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, challenging the lawfulness of a strip search conducted incident to his arrest.
The majority held that there were reasonable and probable grounds justifying the strip search, relying on confidential source information, items consistent with drug trafficking found at the scene, and an officer's observation of the appellant reaching toward the back of his pants.
The majority further held that the appellant's failure to cross-examine officers on the impugned information undermined his hearsay argument.
Côté J., concurring, found a s. 8 Charter breach but declined to exclude the evidence under s. 24(2), applying the Grant framework and concluding that exclusion would bring the administration of justice into disrepute.
Appeal dismissed.
