The Right to Remain Silent

The Supreme Court of Canada began hearing arguments Wednesday in a case that seeks to define how police interrogation tactics should square with the Charter's long-protected right to silence.

Jagrup Singh, a 31-year-old from Surrey, B.C., is appealing a 2002 conviction for second-degree murder. The case revolves around the question of whether police breached Singh's right to remain silent when they persisted in questioning him about a shooting, even though he repeatedly made it clear that he didn't want to talk.