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E125| A 'CLEW' to understanding search & seizure basics.

E125| A 'CLEW' to understanding search & seizure basics.

Update: 2025-10-03

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In this episode, Mike looks back to the basics of search and seizure law by using the acronym CLEW — Consent | Lawful Exception | Warrant — that you can use to think about this important investigative tool.

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E125| A 'CLEW' to understanding search & seizure basics.

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E119| Does a strip search renew s. 10(b) Charter right to counsel?

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E116| Did apartment search warrant authorize entry through building's common areas to execute it?

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E114| Taking inventory of an inventory search.

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E112| Not all judges sing from the same song sheet.

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E110| Right to counsel. Police must proffer grounds for postponement.

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E109| Happy 'Police Week' & flight from police.

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E107| A criminal, a K9 & correcting a confusing Charter conclusion.

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E125| A 'CLEW' to understanding search & seizure basics.

E125| A 'CLEW' to understanding search & seizure basics.