BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MUSKOGEE COUNTY v. KING

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• finding possession where the defendant was the driver and only person in the vehicle, and the weapon was found immediately next to where he had been sitting
• upholding conviction where defendant was the driver and only occupant in a vehicle, and the weapon was found within close proximity to where the defendant had been sitting
• finding ample evidence to support constructive possession where defendant was the only person in the car and the gun was found immediately next to where the defendant had been sitting
• defendant's crimes were not “committed on separate occasions” where defendant burglarized a residence, and stayed behind to prevent the occupant from calling the police while his accomplices proceeded to rob a . second victim in the adjoining residence
• “In order to prove that a defendant knowingly possessed an object, the government must demonstrate that the defendant had control over the object, either actually or constructively.” (citing United States v. Craven, 478 F.2d 1329, 1333 (6th Cir. 1973))

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