Commonwealth v. Santiesteban

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• explaining that constructive possession may be established if contraband is located in an area where the individual has control and access
• finding trier of fact could infer constructive possession where the defendant lived in house, had access and control of floor where the contraband was recovered, and large amount of cash was found in his bedroom
• finding trier of fact could infer constructive possession where the defendant lived in house, had access and control of floor where the contraband was recovered, and large amount of cash was found in his bedroom
• defendant lived in- house with his girlfriend; he constructively possessed drugs hidden inside a heating grate

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).