· 3/6/1972
Huvar v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 187 S.E.2d 177
- 212 Va. 667
- 1972 Va. LEXIS 232
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a defendant’s presence in an apartment where the odor of marijuana was prevalent and drugs were scattered about is insufficient to prove he possessed or controlled the drugs
- holding that a defendant's presence in an apartment where the odor of marijuana was prevalent and drugs were scattered about is insufficient to prove he possessed or controlled the drugs
- holding that an accused's mere presence in another person's apartment when drugs are found is not sufficient to sustain a conviction for possession of those drugs
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Judges: Snead, Carrico, Gordon, Harrison, Cochran, Harman
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