E50| Case law classic. Anonymous tip ⇉ arrest + search = gun!

Legal Issues In Policing · Nov 28, 2023 · 22m

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In this episode, Mike discusses the case law classic R. v. Murphy, 2006 Docket: C42133 (ONCA) where a police officer, acting on a tip about a man with a gun, saw the accused reach into his shirt and appear to be holding a gun tucked into his loose pants as he ran across the street. The accused was arrested, and in the course of a search incidental to arrest, police discovered cocaine and a handgun tucked into his pants. Did this tip — which the court treated as coming from an anonymous, untested informer — provide enough grounds…