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· 12/27/1983

Commonwealth v. MacOlino

Citations

  • 469 A.2d 132
  • 503 Pa. 201
  • 1983 Pa. LEXIS 806

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that actual possession is shown by proving the contraband was found on the defendant’s person
  • holding that actual possession is shown by proving the contraband was found on the defendant’s person
  • holding that actual possession is shown by proving the contraband was found on the defendant’s person
  • holding that actual possession is shown by proving the contraband was found on the defendant’s person
  • stating that possession of a controlled substance can be proven by showing that the controlled substance was found on the defendant’s person
  • holding presence of cocaine and drug paraphernalia in room occupied by both husband and wife sufficient to show constructive possession by either spouse

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Roberts, Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott, Hutchinson, Zappala

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