WESSELMAN

v.

SEABOLD, WARDEN

Citator

Cited By

• United States v. Alfreda Barnes, 890 F.2d 545 (1st Cir. 1989)
  …knowingly possessed the cocaine base found in the apartment at 212 Lenox Avenue. The government need not prove actual possession; constructive possession is sufficient. See United States v. Calle-Cardenas, 837 F. 2d 30, 32 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1024, 108 S.Ct. 1582, 99 L.Ed.2d 897 (1988); United States v. Matra, 841 F. 2d 837, 840 (8th Cir.1988); United States v. Carrasco, 830 F. 2d 41, 45 (5th Cir.1987). To show constructive possession, the government must prove that Barnes had dominion and co…

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• United States v. Vargas, 945 F.2d 426 (1st Cir. 1991)
  …8 L.Ed.2d 501 (1990), sole or joint, Batista-Polanco, 927 F. 2d at 19 (citing Santiago v. United States, 889 F. 2d 371, 376 (1st Cir.1989)); Barnes, 890 F. 2d at 549 (citing United States v. Calle-Cardenas, 837 F. 2d 30, 32 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1024, 108 S.Ct. 1582, 99 L.Ed.2d 897 (1988)). An accused’s “dominion and control over the area where the contraband [is located],” Martinez, 922 F. 2d at 923-24; see also Barnes, 890 F. 2d at 549, may be enough to demonstrate constructive possession of…
• United States v. Rickie A. Cochrane, 896 F.2d 635 (1st Cir. 1990)
  …l interpretation. Massachusetts v. Upton, supra, 466 U.S. at 732-34, 104 S.Ct. at 2087-89; Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213, 236, 103 S.Ct. 2317, 2331, 76 L.Ed.2d 527 (1983); United States v. Calle-Cardenas, 837 F. 2d 30, 31 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1024, 108 S.Ct. 1582, 99 L.Ed.2d 897 (1988); Haefeli v. Chernoff, 526 F. 2d 1314, 1319 (1st Cir.1975). In the process, great deference should be given to the judicial officer who concluded in issuing the warrant that a showing of probable cause was made.…