What is the test for imputing a charge of possession of a prohibited substance?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Thomas, 119 Cal.Rptr. 739, 45 Cal.App.3d 749 (Cal. App. 1975):
Defendant relies upon Williams v. Superior Court (1974) 38 Cal.App.3d 412, 423, 112 Cal.Rptr. 485, 491, where we stated: 'Where possession of contraband is among the elements of the cime charged and it is imputed to the defendant by reason of the location at which the contraband is discovered
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