What constitutes constructive possession and what is the test for imputed possession?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Sanders, No. BF126309A, No. F059287 (Cal. App. 2011):
Constructive "'possession may be imputed when the contraband is found in a place which is immediately and exclusively accessible to the accused and subject to his dominion and control, or to the joint dominion and control of the accused and another.' [Citation.]" (People v. Johnson (1984) 158 Cal.App.3d 850, 854.)
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