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
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: 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
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