What are the instructions given to the jury in possession and constructive possession cases?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Sherman, 430 F.2d 1402 (9th Cir. 1970):

We have reviewed the instructions given on possession and constructive possession and find that those instructions were correct. No contention is made in the briefs of appellants to the contrary. The same is true with respect to the instruction on circumstantial evidence. The evidence was sufficient to warrant the instruction and justify a finding by the jury that Holland was in constructive possession and guilty of the offense charged. Eason v. United States, 281 F.2d 818 (9th Cir. 1960).

The judgment is affirmed.

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