Le, 20 years old at the time, was arrested carrying a fully loaded, semi-automatic Ruger pistol, cocaine and “considerable cash,” the Appeal Court said. “The officers saw five young men, once of whom was the appellant, sitting in the backyard talking. According to the police, the young men were simply talking and not doing anything wrong. The intimidating and oppressive police entry operated to arbitrarily detain those present in the backyard including the appellant,” Lauwers wrote. This was not an atmosphere where the young men had any freedom of movement,” Lauwers wrote.
Source: thestar January 29, 2018 02:26 UTC