Hargraves v. Commonwealth

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 drawer used exclusively by the defendant for his personal belongings is evidence he exercised dominion and control over its contents
• holding that a drawer used exclusively by defendant for his personal belongings demonstrates his dominion and control over its contents
• holding “we consider all admitted evidence, including illegally admitted evidence” (citing Lockhart, 488 U.S. at 41, 109 S.Ct. at 291)
• explaining that police may enter a home without a warrant “to render emergency aid or assistance if the police reasonably believe that such protection, aid, or assistance is needed”
• finding inference that appellant exercised dominion and control over drugs where they were found in a drawer with his identification card
• “[W]e consider all admitted evidence, including illegally admitted evidence,” when assessing the sufficiency of the evidence on appeal.

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).