Rappel des principes quant aux fouilles sans mandat

R. v. Schmidt, 2010 ABQB 349 (CanLII)

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[60]           Warrantless searches are presumed to be unreasonable: Hunter v. Southam Inc., 1984 CanLII 33 (SCC), [1984] 2 S.C.R. 145. The party seeking to justify a warrantless search is required to rebut this presumption: R. v. Mann, 2004 SCC 52 (CanLII), [2004] 3 S.C.R. 59. There are exceptions with respect to the unreasonableness of warrantless searches. A warrantless search will overcome Charter challenges if authorized by law, and both the law and the manner in which the search is conducted are reasonable. The CDSA contains provisions authorizing a warrantless entry into a dwelling: