Can a defendant be held in possession, custody or control of an illegal still?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Katz, 120 Cal.Rptr. 603, 47 Cal.App.3d 294 (Cal. App. 1975):
2 In United States v. Romano, 382 U.S. 136, 86 S.Ct. 279, 15 L.Ed.2d 210, however, the court held that presence at an illegal still could not support an inference that defendant was in possession, custody or control of the still.
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