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Jul 5 • 8 tweets • 5 min read
Unjust invasions are happening across Canada as police mislead courts, bungle warrants and violate suspects’ rights.

This is part four of #Unchartered:
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A Torstar investigation has found dozens of cases over the last decade where police have misled courts to obtain search warrants that were later found to have violated the Charter rights of people facing charges.

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The judicial findings about these bungled or deceitful search warrant applications are among the more than 600 court rulings over the past decade where judges concluded that officers committed serious Charter violations.
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Since 2017, the rulings have occurred at a rate of two per week, a Torstar investigation found, and experts say it’s just the tip of the iceberg.
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Torstar's investigation found that on more than 40 occasions, judges took serious action to correct the police conduct, including dismissing charges or tossing evidence.
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In one case, a judge tossed out drug and firearm evidence against a suspected dealer because a Toronto police officer deliberately misled a justice of peace in his search warrant application.
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“It undermines our confidence in the justice system when the police are securing search warrants ... relying on false or misleading information," said Daniel Brown, a Toronto defence lawyer and vice president of Canada’s Criminal Lawyers’ Association.
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Dive into the full #Unchartered investigation here⬇️ thestar.com/news/police-ch…

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