Andrew MacDonald: Police Questions

Appeal Court Dept: In acquitting Andrew MacDonald of having marijuana for the purposes of trafficking, the Appeal Court said evidence about the drug police found in the box should have been excluded because they breached his rights, according to Winnipeg Free Press. "However, that consent must be one that is informed and given at a time when the individual is fully aware of his or her rights." TORONTO - Police should have informed a driver pulled over for speeding of his constitutional rights before questioning him about a box in his van, Ontario's top court ruled Thursday. "A person who is detained can still consent to answer police questions," the court ruled. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.