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Garofoli Test



British Columbia

The test to be applied in determining whether a search warrant (or wiretap authorization) was properly issued is ... often referred to as the Garofoli test, as it was first articulated by the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Garofoli (1990), [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1421 (S.C.C.), at 1452.

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