Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 8/16/2011

Commonwealth v. Johnson

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26 A.3d 1078
611 Pa. 381
2011 Pa. LEXIS 1905

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holding that intent to maintain conscious dominion may be inferred from totality of the circumstances
holding that intent to maintain conscious dominion may be inferred from totality of the circumstances
recognizing that one or more individuals may be deemed to have constructive possession of contraband where the item is in an area of joint control and equal access
recognizing that one or more individuals may be deemed to have constructive possession of contraband where the item is in an area of joint control and equal access
concluding that one or more individuals may be deemed to have constructive possession of contraband where the item is in an area of joint control and equal access
establishing that multiple people may be in constructive possession of the same contraband where that item is in an area that is jointly controlled and equally accessible

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Judges: Castille, Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Todd, McCaffery, Melvin

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