4 Wash. App. 448 - State v. Turner’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “The basis of defendant’s argument is that under the standard of State v. Callahan, 77 Wn.2d 27 , 459 P.2d 400 (1969), he did not have constructive possession of the narcotic, but what defendant fails to recognize is that there is direct evidence in this case of actual possession of heroin by the defendant. Callahan does not support defendant’s contention. It involved a question of constructive possession where the evidence of dominion and control was purely circumstantial which was countered by undisputed direct evidence placing exclusive possession in another person. Here there is substantial evidence of actual, rather than constructive, possession established by direct, rather than circumstantial, evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 7 Wash. App. 631 - State v. Clay