United States v. Ruben Ortiz, A/K/A Ruben Ortiz De Jesus, United States of America v. Felix Nunez, A/K/A Felix Nunez Molina

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• holding that, while mere presence does not establish guilt, presence can establish guilt under circumstances where it implies participation
• holding that, while mere presence does not establish guilt, presence can establish guilt under circumstances where it implies participation
• remarking that “[t]he sum of an evidentiary presentation may be greater than its constituent parts”
• noting that \jurors are neither required to divorce themselves from their common sense nor to abandon the dictates of mature experience\
• indicating that where the defendant was present during the course of transportation or storage of contraband, the possibility that s/he is an innocent bystander is significantly greater
• explaining that “factfinders may draw reasonable inferences from the evidence based on shared perceptions and understandings of the habits, practices, and inclinations of human beings”

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