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Supreme Court· 1/15/1971

Harris v. Texas

Citations

  • 400 U.S. 1003
  • 27 L. Ed. 2d 630
  • 91 S. Ct. 579
  • 1971 U.S. LEXIS 3430

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  • “ ‘ “Possess” as used in criminal statutes ordinarily signifies an intentional control of a designated thing accompanied by a knowledge of its character’ ”

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