Can a defendant deny possessing methamphetamine for sale?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Somerset, G054871 (Cal. App. 2018):
Defendant did not admit possessing the methamphetamine for sale. Neither was she observed to have sold methamphetamine to anyone, however, "[i]ntent to sell may be established by circumstantial evidence." (People v. Harris (2000) 83 Cal.App.4th 371, 374.) In this matter, the circumstantial evidence, although not
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