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guilty possession

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United States Supreme Court

Possession of the fruits of crime, recently after its commission, justifies the inference that the possession is guilty possession, and, though only prima facie evidence of guilt, may be of controlling weight, unless explained by the circumstances or accounted for in some way consistent with innocence.

Defined by the Supreme Court in - Rugendorf v. United States, 376 U.S. 528 (1964).