R v Feeney
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R v Feeney, [1997] 2 S.C.R. 13 is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the right, under section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms against unreasonable search and seizure. The Court held that the police are not permitted to enter into someone's house without a search warrant.
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R v Feeney | |
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Hearing: June 11, 1996 Judgment: May 22, 1997 | |
Full case name | Michael Feeney v Her Majesty The Queen |
Citations | [1997] 2 S.C.R. 13; (1997), 146 D.L.R. (4th) 609; [1997] 6 W.W.R. 634; (1997), 115 C.C.C. (3d) 129; (1997), 44 C.R.R. (2d) 1; (1997), 7 C.R. (5th) 101 |
Docket No. | 24752 [1] |
Prior history | Judgment for the Crown in the British Columbia Court of Appeal. |
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Reasons given | |
Majority | Sopinka J., joined by LaForest, Cory, Iacobucci, and Major JJ. |
Dissent | L'Heureux-Dubé J., joined by Gonthier and McLachlin JJ. |
Dissent | Lamer C.J. (paras. 1-3) |
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