What is the power of the police to search the home of a lawfully arrested person?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Clarke, 2003 CanLII 64244 (ON SC):
The police have power to search a lawfully arrested person and seize anything in his or her possession or immediate surroundings to guarantee the safety of the police and the accused, prevent the prisoner’s escape, or provide evidence against him or her: Cloutier v. Langlois; Caslake.
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