What are the factors that determine the amount of contraband seized by an individual in a criminal case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Ambrizalcantar, G053247 (Cal. App. 2017):

These facts are crucial because, "There is a reasonable relationship between the quantity and value of contraband possessed by an individual and the nature of the use which he intends to make of it." (People v. Shipstead (1971) 19 Cal.App.3d 58, 78.)

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