Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 12/11/1974

Commonwealth v. Ferguson

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231 Pa. Super. 327
331 A.2d 856
1974 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1346

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holding that the location of contraband in an area usually accessible only to a defendant may lead to the inference that he placed it there or knew of its presence if others did so
contraband found in defendant's garage in out-of-the-way place; held, sufficient evidence of possession since place was usually accessible only to defendant; presence of other persons not dispositive
contraband found in defendant's garage in out-of-the-way place; held, sufficient evidence of possession since place was usually accessible only to defendant; presence of other persons not dispositive
Case remanded in the interests of justice to permit the Commonwealth to introduce into the record the warrant containing information necessary to establish a valid search and seizure
defendant was the exclusive operator of a garage in which police located heroin in the supply room, in a loft in the back room, behind the water cooler, and underneath defendant’s desk, which were all places to which defendant as operator of the garage alone would have access

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Judges: Spaeth, Watkins, Jacobs, Hoffman, Cercone, Price, Van Voort Spaeth

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