Legal Issues In Policing
Legal Issues in Policing (LIIP) is the podcast blending the demands of the book with the rulings from the bench through the lens of the badge. Police Officers with a solid understanding of the law and their legal powers are more confident, competent and effective. Each episode will examine a legal issue in policing by reviewing current Canadian criminal case law from coast to coast to coast.
Episodes
115 episodes
E115| A CPIC check, failure to communicate & ca$hing in.
In this episode, Mike discusses the Ontario Court of Appeal decision Shanthakumar Estate v. Canada Border Services Agency, 2025 ONCA 422 where a polic...
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20:21
E114| Taking inventory of an inventory search.
In this episode, Mike uses R. v. Cameron, 2025 ONSC 2621 as a springboard to take a deep dive into the topic of inventory searches. In Cameron
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50:08
E113| Don't miss the donut by focussing on its hole!
In this episode, Mike discusses the Manitoba Court of Appeal decision R. v. Miller, 2025 MBCA 48 where police arrested a man after receiving a tip ...
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20:36
E112| Not all judges sing from the same song sheet.
In this episode, Mike discusses the Ontario Court of Appeal decision R. v. Asante, 2025 ONCA 387 where police arrested a man, finding cocaine, meth an...
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35:40
E111| The King's speech & law enforcement most trusted with privacy.
In this episode, Mike highlights two topics:1. The King delivering the Speech from the Throne. 2.
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8:26
E110| Right to counsel. Police must proffer grounds for postponement.
In this episode, Mike discusses the Ontario Court of Appeal decision R. v. Brown, 2024 ONCA 763 where police postponed providing an arrestee acc...
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26:46
E109| Happy 'Police Week' & flight from police.
In this episode, Mike highlights National Police Week (May 11-17, 2025) and discusses the Ontario Court of Justice decision R. v. Vernaza-Vinces,
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12:30
E108| Vigilant cops, a video camera & an alleged Charter violation. A provincial court POV.
In this episode, Mike discusses the Manitoba Provincial Court decision R. v. Wiebe, 2025 MBPC 35 where the police installed a fixed pole camera in...
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22:26
E107| A criminal, a K9 & correcting a confusing Charter conclusion.
In this episode, Mike discusses the BC Court of Appeal decision R. v. Jaramillo, 2025 BCCA 77 where police brought a K9 along to arrest a man on an outstanding...
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28:50
E106| A prisoner, potty & privacy. Constitutional protection for the ‘daily constitutional’?
In this episode, Mike discusses the BC Provincial Court decision R. v. Bajwa, 2025 BCPC 43 where police monitored and recorded — by video surveillance —...
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22:26
E105| Charter turns 43! Evidence, admissibility & exclusion.
In this episode, Mike celebrates the Charter’s 43rd birthday! On April 17, 1982 the Canadian Charter of Righ...
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9:53
E104| Delaying the right to counsel. Routine practice or reasonable postponement?
In this episode, Mike discusses the Alberta Court of King's Bench decision R. v. Tierney, 2025 ABKB 223 where police delayed providing a man access to...
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22:53
E103| Supreme Court. Loonies, time lapses & split decisions.
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains graphic content, including suicide, which may shock, offend or upset.In this episode, Mike discusses the Supreme Court of Canada's 2024 Ye...
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17:14
E102| I.I.Oh-oh. Data, decision making & delay.
In this episode, Mike discusses BC’s Independent Investigations Office (IIO) and referrals to Crown Counsel. What can be learned from the data? How long does it take for the IIO to conduct an investigation forwarded for prosecution? How long do...
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1:20:13
E101| No magazine, no problem. Handgun still an operable 'firearm'.
In this episode, Mike discusses the Supreme Court of Canada decision R. v. Donawa, 2025 SCC 10 where police found a handgun in a driver’s fanny pack duri...
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22:42
E100| Creativity, criticism & crime prevention. Parenting, policing & pragmatism.
In this episode, Mike discusses a crime prevention project he spearheaded called “OPERATION LODESTAR”, meaning one who serves as a guide or model. As part of this initiative, a
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40:48
E99| Mental illness, cognitive capacity & the right to counsel.
In this episode, Mike discusses the Ontario Court of Appeal decision R. v. Kostuk, 2025 ONCA 195 where police arrested a man in the stabbing death of hi...
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15:36
E98| Case law classic. Location + shock + movement + safety ALERT ⇉ detention ⇉ car search.
In this episode, Mike discusses the Ontario Court of Appeal decision R. v. Plummer, 2011 ONCA 350 where police saw a man seated in a vehicle illegally...
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24:13
E97| A pervert, a penis & a parking lot. Public place or private space?
In this episode, Mike discusses the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal decision R. v. Harpold, 2024 SKCA 26, where a plain clothed police officer saw a man ma...
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24:44
E96| Case law classic. Anonymous tip + corroboration ⇉ arrest ⇉ drug bust.
In this episode, Mike discusses the case law classic R. v. Jir, 2010 BCCA 497 where a police officer, after acting on an anonymous tip, stopped a motorist and immediately a...
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25:27
E95| Confidence polling in public institutions. How did the police stack up?
In this episode, Mike again discusses recent survey results from Statistics Canada about the amount of confidence Canadians had in various institutions, including the school system, media, parliament, the justice system and courts, and th...
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11:33
E94| Shooting at, shot by & a search incident to arrest. Was 11 hour delay between arrest & search reasonable?
In this episode, Mike discusses the Alberta Court of King’s Bench decision R. v. Desylva, 2025 ABKB 36 where a police officer was shot at by a man being...
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33:57
E93| Lengthy drive to elicit confession. Starlight tour or legitimate police procedure?
In this episode, Mike discusses the Manitoba Court of Appeal decision R. v. Pietz, 2025 MBCA 5 where police arrested a man in relation to the presumed dea...
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27:49