333 So. 2d 103 - Nast v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
2
states following
October 1988
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Wong Sun v. United States · Brown v. Illinois · 245 So. 2d 225 - State v. Ashby · Frank v. State · 179 So. 2d 873 - Spataro v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“In order to establish constructive possession of contraband when the accused does not have exclusive possession of the premises where the contraband is found, actual knowledge of its presence and the ability to control it may not be inferred but must be proven. . The instant record discloses no evidence on which the arresting officer at the time of the arrest could reasonably conclude that the appellant knew of the presence of the marijuana or had the ability to reduce it to his possession and control. Britts [the police officer] saw only that the appellant was in a public place in the middle of the afternoon, apparently conversing with an acquaintance who was caught disposing of the contraband. We hold that these facts, without more, were insufficient to constitute probable cause for the appellant’s warrantless arrest based on constructive possession.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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