Does the conduct of the police during an impugned search under s. 8 of the Criminal Code apply to the search?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from R. v. Leong, 2014 BCPC 406 (CanLII):

It is important to emphasize that generally, the decision as to whether an accused had a reasonable expectation of privacy must be made without reference to the conduct of the police during the impugned search. There are two distinct questions which must be answered in any s. 8 challenge. The first is whether the accused had a reasonable expectation of privacy. The second is whether the search was an unreasonable intrusion on that right to privacy. See Rawlings v. Kentucky, 448 U.S. 98 (1980). Usually, the conduct of the police will only be relevant when consideration is given to this second stage. (Textual bolding added).

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