''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

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by the local police. He claimed his rights under section 8 of the

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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.

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