People sometimes will get a phone call from their friends or loved ones asking them to act as a surety. So, what is a surety and can I be a surety? The focus of this article is to answer these two questions. When people are arrested for criminal charges, there are usually three different releases: release by the police on […]
What is a surety?
R v DR – Illegal police arrest led to withdrawal of all charges
DR was a contractor who would buy tools from other people on Facebook Marketplace. On the date of the arrest, he attended a parking lot at nighttime for the purpose of buying tools from someone he met online. While in the parking lot, an officer showed up with an unmarked police car. For unknown reasons, the officer decided to block […]
R v H.J. – Firearm charge was withdrawn due to illegal police search
H.J. was assaulted by his ex-girlfriend. H.J. called police who then came and arrested the ex-girlfriend in the lobby of his condo. After making the arrest, the police questioned H.J. whether he had any firearms registered under his firearm licence. After H.J. answered yes, the police asked H.J. to show him the firearm inside his condo unit. H.J. led the […]