What is the test for reasonable seizure of property by a police officer?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Iron, 1987 CanLII 2866 (SK CA):
What was being considered in Delaware v. Prouse was whether the action of a police officer who said, "I saw the car in the area and wasn't answering any complaints, so I decided to pull them off", violated the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable seizure.
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