California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Novela, F073275 (Cal. App. 2019):
" 'Implicitly, the crime is committed the instant the felon in any way has a firearm within his control.' [Citation.]" (People v. Blakely, supra, 225 Cal.App.4th at p. 1052.) Because the offense is not one as to which time is of the essence or a material ingredient,
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