What is the test for standing against a search warrant?

Alberta, Canada


The following excerpt is from R. v. Pettman, 2003 ABPC 155 (CanLII):

Only a person whose privacy rights have been breached has standing to challenge an impugned search (Edwards v. The Queen (1996), 1996 CanLII 255 (SCC), 104 C.C.C. (3d) 136 (S.C.C.).

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