Eighth Circuit· 6/23/2008

United States v. Cantrell

Citations

530 F.3d 684
2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 13287
2008 WL 2485181

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recognizing the many forms of possession, including sole, joint, actual and constructive possession
holding post-arrest protective sweep permissible where supported by a reasonable articulable suspicion
stating that if officers have an arrest warrant and a reasonable belief that the subject of the warrant resides at and is present within a home, then \officers [are] not required to obtain a search warrant before entering\ the home to arrest the subject of the arrest warrant
“A person who knowingly has direct physical control over a thing, at a given time, is then in actual possession of it.”
“A person who 11 knowingly has direct physical control over a thing, at a given time, is then in actual possession of it.”
“A person who knowingly has direct physical control over a thing, at a given time, is then in actual possession of it.”

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Judges: Loken, Riley, Smith

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