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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 24 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 Commonwealth v. Brzezinski.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Commonwealth v. Brzezinski Anchor
mass · 1989
green “knowledge coupled with the ability and intention to exercise dominion and control.” 10
2 Commonwealth v. Caterino
massappct · 1991
green “rented, occupied, spent a great deal of time at or exercised control over the apartment or its contents.” 4
3 Commonwealth v. Rarick
massappct · 1986
green “when contraband is found in a dwelling shared by a defendant and one or more other persons, a finder of fact may properly infer that the defendant is in possession of the contraband (not necessarily exclusive possession) from evidence that the contraband was found in proximity t…” 4

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