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.
Legal Issues In Policing
E120| A fenced yard, flight from arrest, a fight & Feeney.
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In this episode, Mike discusses the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal decision R. v. Hoffman, 2025 SKCA 75 where police opened the gate to a waist high, fenced yard and entered to arrest a man seen standing in it. When the officer advised the man that he was under arrest, the man turned and ran into the residence, followed by police. A physical altercation occurred leading to charges of assaulting a peace officer, resisting arrest and damaging a police vehicle. Was the entry into the fenced yard to arrest the man lawful or were the police trespassers? Was a Feeney warrant required to enter the dwelling house or did the doctrine of fresh pursuit apply?
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