21 N.C. App. 81 - State v. Baxter’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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1. ““The only evidence of manufacturing, therefore, is the fact that the marijuana was ‘packaged.’ G.S. 90-87(15). However, there was no showing when the marijuana was packaged, by whom, or for what purpose. The defendant was not at home at the time and it was not established that he had been home in over a week. The sport coat containing marijuana was not established as being the defendant’s nor was any of the marijuana or other items found established to have been defendant’s, other than on the theory of constructive possession. We hold that the State failed to prove a sufficient nexus between the defendant, the marijuana, and other items to establish that (1) marijuana was being manufactured and (2) that it was being done by the defendant.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 21 N.C. App. 649 - State v. Whitted