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R. v. Tessier

[1991] 3 SCR 687 Court SCC Decision date 1991-12-06 Docket 22051 English

PartiesPierre Tessier Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Judges Lamer, Antonio; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Iacobucci, Frank

Decision 4–1 Majority (4) · Lamer C.J. (1)

On appeal from Ontario

Subjects Constitutional law

Contents

Majority

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

Lamer C.J.

Lamer C.J. ‑‑ We need not hear from you Ms. Pomerance. We are ready to hand down judgment now.
The appeal comes to us as of right. Assuming that there was an unreasonable seizure, given the circumstances of this case, more particularly that the analysis of the blood taken was under a valid search warrant, we are all of the view that the admission of the evidence at trial would not have brought the administration of justice into disrepute.
The appeal is accordingly dismissed.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitors for the appellant: Greenspan, Rosenberg & Buhr, Toronto.
Solicitor for the respondent: The Attorney General for Ontario, Toronto.