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
106 episodes
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
E92| A CSO search condition & reasonable suspicion. Why ask why?
In this episode, Mike discusses R. v. Grassing, 2025 SKCA 1 where police where asked by a probation officer to do a curfew check and possibly search the r...
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21:00
E91| A stop, a search & skin colour. Was racial profiling proven?
In this episode, Mike discusses R. v. Alexander, 2025 ONSC 57 where police tried to stop a vehicle for a traffic related reason. The driver — along with...
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21:46
E90| Case law classic. Impaired arrest ⇉ popping trunk + knapsack search = murder evidence!
In this episode, Mike discusses the case law classic R. v. Pearson, 2017 ONCA 389 where a police officer, after stopping a motorist, arrested him for dr...
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20:24
E89| Case law classic. Police stop ⇉ odour + drug arrest + under hood search = PPT cocaine!
In this episode, Mike discusses the case law classic R. v. Stonefish, 2019 ONCA 914 where a police officer, after stopping a motorist for an equipment v...
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15:56
E88| Crime prevention, creativity & criticism. (Christmas) carding — ‘Ho-ho-ho’ or ‘Bah humbug’.
In this episode, Mike discusses 'Christmas carding', a crime prevention tactic initiated several years ago. Listen how the project — dubbed OPERATION RESOLUTION — was started and how the media portrayed it. All the best to LIIP listeners this h...
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20:00
E|87 An arrest, impersonation & exigent circumstances. Was hijacking arrestee’s text messaging to orchestrate drug deal reasonable?
In this episode, Mike discusses the Supreme Court of Canada decision R. v. Campbell, 2024 SCC 42 where police arrested a known drug dealer and lawfully s...
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1:01:47
E86| A collision, an odour, a medical blood draw & an ITO. Was the reasonable belief standard met?
In this episode, Mike discusses the New Brunswick Court of Appeal decision R. v. Gallant, 2024 NBCA 135 where a police officer applied for and receive...
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27:38
E85| Inspecting an inventory search. Was checking behind 'compartment’s' cover colourable?
In this episode, Mike discusses the Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision R. v. Kusi, 2024 ONSC 6248 where an officer searched a vehicle before...
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13:18
E84| Search incident to arrest. Just like school — show (explain) your work!
In this episode, Mike discusses the Ontario Court of Justice decision R. v. Hoggar, 2024 ONCJ 546 where an officer found drugs, a loaded handgun and e...
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37:52