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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 21 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from People v. Dalton.

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1 People v. Dalton Anchor
illappct · 2010
green “the prohibition against ex post facto laws applies only to laws that are punitive. it does not apply to fees, which are compensatory instead of punitive.” 7
2 People v. Schmalz
ill · 2000
green “the rule that possession must be exclusive does not mean that the possession may not be joint .” 6
3 People v. Delgado
illappct · 1993
green “the minimum this court has required for the affirmance of a conviction for delivery involving small amounts of drugs is possession of the controlled substance packaged for sale, plus at least one additional factor indicative of delivery .” 4
4 The PEOPLE v. Nettles
ill · 1961
green “where narcotics are found on premises under defendant's control, it may be inferred that the defendant had both knowledge and control of the narcotics” 4

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