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State v. Bowen

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  • 157 Wash. App. 821

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  • holding that defendant had constructive possession over a gun and drugs in a vehicle when he was the owner, driver, and sole occupant of the vehicle
  • knowledge of firearm, ownership of vehicle in which the firearm was found as well as close proximity to firearm, were sufficient to support possession notwithstanding someone else claimed ownership of firearm
  • fact that the defendant was the owner, driver, and sole occupant of a vehicle in which a firearm was found in a nylon bag beside the driver' s seat establishes constructive possession despite conflicting testimony about whether the defendant owned the firearm
  • firearm in bag next to driver’s seat

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Judges: Armstrong, Penoyar, Worswick

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