What is the test for an illegal possession of an illegal substance?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Patton, B158343. (Cal. App. 2003):
appellant cites People v. Leal (1966) 64 Cal.2d 504, 50 Cal. Rptr. 777, 413 P.2d 665 (Leal), which held that illegal possession of a drug requires that there be enough of the substance to have an effect if ingested.
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