Wymer v. Commonwealth

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• holding evidence proved defendant knew of the “presence of cocaine” where police found a “smoking device” and other paraphernalia typically used to consume that drug
• noting that the presence of drugs and drug paraphernalia in common areas of the residence was a relevant factor that the trial court considered in its constructive possession analysis
• finding that evidence of drug paraphernalia found in defendant’s purse was an additional fact “which permitted the fact finder to infer that appellant knew of the presence of cocaine” located elsewhere in her house
• finding sufficient evidence of knowledge where the defendant and one other person were exclusive occupants in the house and where paraphernalia was found in the house and in the defendant’s purse

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).