What are the elements of the crime of unlawful possession of a controlled substance such as PCP?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Morales, 104 Cal.Rptr.2d 582, 18 P.3d 11, 25 Cal.4th 34 (Cal. 2001):
13. "The elements of the crime of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, such as PCP, are [1] [actual or constructive] dominion and control of the substance [2] in a quantity usable for consumption or sale, [3] with knowledge of its presence and [4] of its restricted dangerous drug character. Each of these elements may be established circumstantially. [Citation.]" (People v. Camp (1980) 104 Cal.App.3d 244, 247-248, 163 Cal. Rptr. 510.)
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