California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Stewart, E060622 (Cal. App. 2015):
Here, defendant had methamphetamine in an apartment where two young children also lived. While he may have merely intended to possess the methamphetamine for his own use, the circumstances support the trial court's implied finding that a separate intent and objective existed for each offense. The possession was complete " 'once the intent to possess [was] perfected by possession' " (People v. Jones, supra, 103 Cal.App.4th at p. 1146 [possession of firearm by felon]), while the danger to the children arose from the
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