Reinforcing the Balance – R v Rafilovich 2019 SCC 51
Like the tock to a metronome’s tick, the rights of the accused are to serve as a balance, a counterweight, a complement to the rights and permissions of the Crown (or state). Nowhere is this more necessary than in the arena of criminal law. This idea is fleshed out in the case of R v Rafilovich 2019 SCC 51. A brief overview of the facts is helpful to set the stage, but it’s not necessary to dive in in full for the issue at hand.
Picture This…Thinking about R. v. Rafilovich
Picture this… you, a cocaine trafficker, are out one night, driving through LA. It’s the 1960s, and you just finished watching your favourite television show with your favourite actor, Rick Dalton. Then, the police arrest you. They search your house, as to be expected, and find $42,000 in cash, and $47,000 in cocaine, among other things.
