R v Hape

R v Hape (2007) is a case on appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada on cross-border crime. An investment banker was convicted on money laundering. The investigation involved the search of his property in Turks and Caicos by the local police. He claimed his rights under section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms were violated by the search. The Supreme Court held that the evidence found in the search was admissible and that the Charter could not be binding on the local police.

R v Hape
Supreme Court of Canada
Hearing: October 12, 2006 Judgment: June 7, 2007
Full case name	Lawrence Richard Hape v. Her Majesty The Queen
Court membership
Chief Justice: Beverley McLachlin Puisne Justices: Michel Bastarache, Ian Binnie, Louis LeBel, Marie Deschamps, Morris Fish, Rosalie Abella, Louise Charron
Reasons given

External links

• Full text of Supreme Court of Canada decision available at LexUM and CanLII
• Ontario Court of Appeal decision
• Ontario Superior Court decision