In what circumstances will a search warrant be used to obtain personal information about a person who has not been arrested?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from R. v. Waechter, 2006 ONCJ 128 (CanLII):

[95] In Regina v. Caslake the court held that searches which derive their legal authority from the fact of the arrest must be truly incidental to the arrest in question.

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