R v Singh and Grewal

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, skca, 2026skca90, 2026 skca 90 (canlii), 2026, skca, 90, (canlii), cacr3942, 2026, criminal and statutory offences, controlled drugs and substances, trafficking, charges under controlled drugs and substances act, s. 5(2), vehicle stop and search incidental to arrest yielding methamphetamine and cocaine, acquittals entered after exclusion of seized drugs, crown appeal from acquittals allowed, new trial ordered, rights and freedoms, charter ss. 8 and 9, warrantless arrest, criminal code, s. 495(1)(a), whether officer’s subjective belief was objectively reasonable on the totality of circumstances, cumulative and contextual assessment, not piecemeal, reliance on information from other police officers and training and experience, arrest lawful, no charter breach found, appeal allowed, procedure, crown appeals, questions of law, criminal code, s. 676(1)(a), correctness review of whether facts meet legal standard for warrantless arrest, test for whether error might have had a material bearing on acquittal, r v cowan and r v hodgson, verdicts of acquittal set aside, new trial ordered, rights and freedoms, charter s. 24(2), exclusion of evidence, r v grant, whether trial judge misapplied the grant framework to exclude drug evidence obtained in connection with alleged charter breaches, appellate court held first ground dispositive and s. 24(2) need not be addressed, acquittals set aside, new trial ordered