R. V. Macdonald and the Illogicality of the Reasonable Belief Requirement

(2015) 62 Criminal Law Quarterly 43

10 Pages Posted: 13 Apr 2015 Last revised: 17 Mar 2016

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Terry Skolnik

University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section

Date Written: 2015

Abstract

This article examines whether the legal threshold of reasonable belief, or rather, reasonable suspicion, ought to be required in order for police officers to undertake safety searches.

Keywords: Search and seizure, criminal law, criminal evidence, criminal procedure, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Suggested Citation

Skolnik, Terry, R. V. Macdonald and the Illogicality of the Reasonable Belief Requirement (2015). (2015) 62 Criminal Law Quarterly 43, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2512079

Terry Skolnik (Contact Author)

University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section ( email )

57 Louis Pasteur Dr
Ottawa
Canada

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