What is the requirement of knowledge for an allegation of personal possession?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Jones, 2019 ONCJ 805 (CanLII):
On an allegation of personal possession, the requirement of knowledge comprises two elements: the accused must be aware that he or she has physical custody of the thing in question, and must be aware as well of what that thing is. Both elements must co-exist with an act of control (outside of public duty): Beaver v. The Queen, 1957 CanLII 14 (SCC), [1957] S.C.R. 531, at pp. 541-42. [bold emphasis added]
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