Matter of Seaview Assn. of Fire Is., N.Y., Inc. v. Town of Brookhaven Bd. of Zoning Appeals

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• observing that possession of contraband by a defendant need not be exclusive and that it can be possessed jointly
• evidence of defendant living in the house and admitting knowledge of the gun was sufficient to prove constructive possession
• evidence sufficient to support conviction for dealing in cocaine where State proved circumstances that established defendant’s knowledge of the presence of contraband
• exclusive control of the location of firearms unnecessary to establish constructive possession because of the ability to take the guns into personal possession
• distinguishing the facts in that case from those in Merritt

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