What is the test for obtaining an arrest warrant?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Ley and Wiwchar, 2015 BCSC 84 (CanLII):
The applicant for a warrant must show the existence of reasonable grounds for the issuance of the warrant meeting the standard of credibly-based probability, not suspicion: see Hunter v. Southam Inc., 1984 CanLII 33 (SCC), [1984] 2 S.C.R. 145 at 167-168).
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