What is the test for possession of property obtained by crime?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from United States of America v. Boyachek, 2013 BCSC 1636 (CanLII):
The offence of possession of property obtained by crime requires that the identified accused had possession of the property and had knowledge that all or part of it was obtained directly or indirectly from the commission of an indictable Canadian offence: United States of America v. Edwards, 2009 BCSC 1849 at para. 125.
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