R. v. Arana

Decided: 2026-10-02. Docket: COA-23-CR-0554. Citation: 2026 ONCA 710 (CanLII). Constitution — Charter of Rights — s. 10(b) right to counsel, implementation — Whether delay in facilitating access to counsel was justified — Delay at scene, sallyport and strip search time included — Crown required to justify delay — Institutional routine practice inconsistent with s. 10(b) obligations — Evidence excluded and acquittals entered | Constitution — Charter of Rights — s. 10(b) hold off questioning — Whether police could question about fentanyl and key after counsel requested — No urgency or danger justifying further questions — Self-incriminatory statements elicited before access to counsel — Experienced officers ought to have known better — Evidence excluded and acquittals entered | Constitution