Expert guidance on effective warrant drafting and preparation

Hutchison's Search Warrant Manual, 2020 Edition by Scott C. Hutchison is a practical text, directed to the work of warrant preparation, with precedent paragraphs to assist in drafting. Topics covered in this guide to the legal and practical issues associated with the judicial pre-authorization of investigative techniques include the organizing principles of search and seizure in Canada, the nature of judicial preauthorization, warrant authorizing provisions, identifying the things to be searched for and seized, identifying the location to be searched, offences under investigation, computers and search warrants and specialized warrant provisions. It also includes coverage of general drafting approaches and specific procedural issues.

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