Where a trial judge finds police acted in good faith and in response to a report requiring prompt attention, general public policy considerations about the importance of lawful police conduct that have no real bearing on the specific case do not justify excluding evidence under s 138 of the Evidence Act. Police conduct falling well short of calculated disregard of the law, particularly where the unlawful presence was legitimised shortly after the search, weighs strongly in favour of admission.
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