Godar v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that a passenger in proximity to concealed drugs who did not act furtively did not demonstrate knowledge of its presence
• stating “When possession is nonexclusive, it must be shown that the [petitioner] had actual knowledge of the presence and the illegal character of the substance.”
• “Mere presence where drugs are located or association with persons who possess drugs is not alone sufficient to support a finding of constructive possession.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).