R. v. Armstrong

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, onca, 2026onca615, 2026 onca 615 (canlii), 2026, onca, 615, (canlii), coa-26-cr-0251, 2026, constitution, canadian charter of rights and freedoms, exclusion application, investigative detention, protective pat, down search of satchel, whether evidence should be excluded for charter breach, loaded gun, overcapacity magazine, cocaine obtained during detention, application dismissed and convictions entered, appeal dismissed, evidence, credibility, inconsistent police evidence, notes and testimony discrepancy, whether application judge failed to resolve inconsistency about seeing or feeling magazine, finding that magazine initially identified by touch, acceptance that officer did not attempt to mislead court, no basis to interfere on appeal, appeal dismissed, evidence, credibility, use of force report, failure to file report, whether failure to file use of force report undermined credibility or reliability, officer required to file report, application judge concluded failure did not undermine credibility, reasons sufficient read as a whole, appeal dismissed, procedure, reasons, appellate deference, palpable and overriding error, whether reasons were sufficient to resolve credibility concerns, substantial deference to credibility findings on appeal, burden on appellant to show palpable and overriding error, no basis for appellate intervention, appeal dismissed