Can a search warrant be used to search a person who has been arrested?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Logan, 2005 ABQB 321 (CanLII):
The police have a power to search a lawfully arrested person and to 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: Cloutier v. Langlois, 1990 CanLII 122 (SCC), [1990] 1 S.C.R. 158.
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