Canadian Law May Column - The Oickle Derivatives - Part 3

Written By: Reid
May 01, 2006
Recommendations for Post 9/11 Border Interrogations ñ R. v. Panton (2005)

The events of September 11, 2001, changed border security. The post-9/11 era coincides with the post-Oickle era. An Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision in R. v. Panton (2005) applied Oickle concepts to a post-9/11 border interrogation, resulting in Oickle derivative rules that represent recommended "updates" to border interrogation procedures. The primary issue in the Panton case is the relationship between "recording" an interrogation (electronically or in writing) and voluntariness of a confession.
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