Guishard v. United States

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• concluding that no plain error occurred “because, in any event, the evidence was sufficient to permit the jury reasonably to find [that appellant’s were guilty]”
• holding that “circumstantial evidence linking both appellants” to the gun hidden in a drawer “as well as to the drugs and other contraband found in the [shared] apartment” was sufficient to establish constructive possession
• aider and abettor must reasonably foresee that the principal will be armed
• defendant’s constructive possession of a firearm was proven where the firearm was found in a dresser drawer and atop the dresser were two traffic tickets issued to the defendant and two medical bills addressed to him
• defendant‘s constructive possession of a firearm was proven where the firearm was found in a dresser drawer and atop the dresser were two traffic tickets issued to the defendant and two medical bills addressed to him
• armed offense; evidence established guilt as principal

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).