California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hurtado, 47 Cal.App.4th 805, 54 Cal.Rptr.2d 853 (Cal. App. 1996):
The defense of temporary possession for purposes of disposal arose from People v. Mijares (1971) 6 Cal.3d 415, 99 Cal.Rptr. 139, 491 P.2d 1115. There, the "principal question presented [was] whether the act of handling a narcotic for the sole purpose of disposal constitutes 'possession' within the meaning of" former Health and Safety Code section 11500. (Id., at p. 417, 99 Cal.Rptr.
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