Commonwealth v. Kirkland

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• concluding that the appellant had constructive possession of drugs which were found in plain view in the back seat of a vehicle
• holding that the behavior of the defendant is a factor in determining intent
• holding that the evidence was insufficient to support the appellant’s conviction of PWID because the Commonwealth failed to present expert testimony to prove that he possessed the controlled substance with the intent to distribute
• holding where contraband a person is charged with possessing is not found on person, Commonwealth required to prove constructive possession
• finding that the appellant had constructive possession of drugs which were found in plain view in the back seat of a vehicle
• stating that the intent to exercise conscious dominion can be inferred from the totality of the circumstances

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).