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State v. Atkinson

Citations

  • 620 N.W.2d 1
  • 2000 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 221
  • 2000 WL 1714595

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  • holding physical proximity to contraband “is insufficient in itself to constitute dominion and control”
  • noting, where accused explained her “furtive” hand movements as the result of an attempt to move her nearby purse, any “conclusion that the defendant exercised control over [the contraband] by attempting to hide it would be based on pure speculation”

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Judges: Larson

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