United States v. Ruben Dean Ledford

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• concluding that a domestic altercation between the appellant and his girlfriend, which culminated in his threat to kill her, \was clearly a startling event\
• noting that in most cases, dominion, control, and knowledge may be inferred when a defendant has exclusive possession of the premises
• noting that joint occupancy alone cannot establish an inference of possession
• admitting a statement as an excited utterance over a hearsay objection when there was a thirty-five minute period between assault and statement to police upon arriving on scene
• affirming constructive possession of a firearm found in a dresser in the bedroom Ledford occupied with his wife, but the wife referred to the dresser as Ledford’s
• affirming constructive possession of a firearm found in a dresser in the bedroom Ledford occupied with his wife, but the wife referred to the dresser as Ledford’s

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