At least three murder cases in British Columbia have been dropped or diminished in recent years after judges ruled that they would throw out crucial evidence found on seized cellphones because the province’s RCMP-led homicide unit had flouted Canada’s evidence-handling laws.
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High-stakes homicide cases by IHIT are taking blows from judges excluding crucial evidence, including cellphones, amid rulings that the RCMP-led unit 'flagrantly' breaks rules.
High-stakes homicide cases by IHIT are taking blows from judges excluding crucial evidence, including cellphones, amid rulings that the RCMP-led unit 'flagrantly' breaks rules.
High-stakes homicide cases by IHIT are taking blows from judges excluding crucial evidence, including cellphones, amid rulings that the RCMP-led unit 'flagrantly' breaks rules.