How have the courts interpreted the Charter of Charter and evidence in a criminal case?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. M.L.B., 2004 SKPC 1 (CanLII):
The accused has referred to Baig v. The Queen (1987) 1987 CanLII 40 (SCC), 37 C.C.C. (3d) 181 (S.C.C.). The circumstances therein involved an appeal by the accused from his conviction for murder, and the issue of the admissibility of a statement which he had provided to the investigators. When he was arrested, his Charter rights were read to him at the scene. Subsequently, at police headquarters, he was questioned further, and made a verbal admission. As a result, a written statement was prepared based upon the oral statement, which the accused signed, as well as a confirmation that he understood his rights to counsel.
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