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State v. Gomez

Citations

  • 889 P.2d 729
  • 126 Idaho 700
  • 1994 Ida. App. LEXIS 161

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  • describing that an explanation of a transaction constitutes hearsay if the words used indicate a particular fact
  • describing that an explanation of a transaction constitutes hearsay if the words used indicate a particular fact
  • describing that an explanation of a transaction constitutes hearsay if the words used indicate a particular fact
  • noting that although the drugs were not found on Gomez’s person, they were found in a place “readily accessible” to him
  • noting that given the evidence presented, in determining evidence of constructive possession, the jury could reasonably disbelieve Gomez’s story that he had fled from police for a benign reason rather than to conceal drugs
  • concurring with the view that a defendant's mere receipt of a sealed package containing contraband is insufficient to support his or her conviction for knowing or intentional possession of that contraband

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Judges: Lansing, Walters, Perry

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