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In this episode, Mike discusses the Quebec Court of Appeal decision R. v. Leventis, 2022 QCCA 291 where a panel of three judges had to determine whether an arrest for drug possession was justified based on an anonymous tip of drug trafficking, along with suspicious observations, when viewed through the lens of the officer's experience. Also examined in this episode is the extent to which an anonymous tip is scrutinized and the role an officer's experience plays in the reasonable grounds analysis.
"Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first and the lesson afterward.” ~ Oscar Wilde
Note: The court's decision was rendered in French and additional details were taken from the trial court's rulings.
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