GUILTY or NOT?

GUILTY or NOT? / Glossary

Canadian legal glossary

Reasonable suspicion

A lower standard than reasonable and probable grounds — a constellation of objectively discernible facts suggesting criminal activity, enough for some investigative powers.

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Related category: Police Powers & the Charter

Stops, detentions, searches and warrants under the Charter — and whether evidence obtained in breach is excluded under s. 24(2). The newest Police Powers & the Charter cases in the library:

• The Bag Under the Seat 2021 Currie v R — Possession of a firearm while prohibited (s. 117.01) and related firearm offences · Court of Appeal of New Brunswick
• Over the Waist-High Fence 2019 R v Le — Ten firearm, drug and related offences (Criminal Code; CDSA) · Supreme Court of Canada (Ontario)
• The Backpack in the Alley 2024 R v Sabiston — Firearm offences arising from possession of a loaded sawed-off shotgun · Supreme Court of Canada (Saskatchewan)
• The Backpack on the Ground 2026 R v McGuinness — Possession of a loaded prohibited firearm (s. 95(1)) · Provincial Court of British Columbia
• The Noise Complaint 2014 R v MacDonald — Possession of a loaded restricted firearm (s. 95(1)) · Supreme Court of Canada (Nova Scotia)

All 15 Police Powers & the Charter cases →

See also: Procedure

• indictable offence
• summary conviction
• hybrid offence
• crown election
• preliminary inquiry
• voir dire
• hearsay
• circumstantial evidence
• reasonable and probable grounds
• information to obtain
• autrefois acquit

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