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· 3/22/1971

United States v. Frederick Bethea

Citations

  • 442 F.2d 790
  • 143 U.S. App. D.C. 68
  • 1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 11246

How courts have described this case

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  • suggesting that a jury could find constructive possession of drugs where an individual had been seen placing a gun in the same place where the drugs were ultimately found
  • suggesting that a jury could find constructive possession of drugs where an individual had been seen placing a gun in the same place where the drugs were ultimately found
  • noting that it would be reasonable to infer possession of contraband on the part of someone who was seen placing something in the same spot where the contraband was found
  • noting that it would be reasonable to infer possession of contraband on the part of someone who was seen placing something in the same spot where the contraband was found
  • discussing the probative value of gestures toward the space in which contraband was found
  • discussing the probative value of gestures toward the space in which contraband was found

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Judges: MacKinnon, Wilkey, Johnson, Middle, Alabama

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