Is there any evidence that the certification process in the requesting state is unreliable?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from United States v. Costanzo, 2009 BCCA 120 (CanLII):
As noted by Hall J.A. in United States of America v. Fordham, 2005 BCCA 197, 196 C.C.C. (3d) 39 at para. 30, there was positive evidence in Tarantino demonstrating the unreliability of the certification process in the requesting state.
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