Is there any case law where a defendant has been found to have been in possession or in possession of contraband at the time of a seizure?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mariano, G054973 (Cal. App. 2018):
dominion and control cannot be inferred merely from the defendant's proximity or access to the contraband, "the necessary additional circumstances may, in some fact contexts, be rather slight." (People v. Zyduck (1969) 270 Cal.App.2d 334, 336.)
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