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· 5/24/1977

Application of Department of Justice Attorney to Argue Civil Rights Case for Private

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  • evidence was sufficient to establish constructive possession of a gun found in car that defendant had regular access to
  • \It is a well- settled principle that false exculpatory statements are evidence -- often strong evidence -- of guilt.\
  • \It is a 'well-settled principle that false exculpatory statements are evidence — often strong evidence — of guilt.'\ (quoting Al-Adahi v. Obama, 613 F.3d 1102, 1107 (D.C. Cir. 2010)
  • “Constructive possession of a firearm may be established by showing that the person knows (or has reason to know) that the KLAN202300429 23 firearm is within easy reach, so that he can take actual possession of it virtually at will.”

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