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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 19 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. Manini.

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1 People v. Manini Anchor
ny · 1992
green “the people must show that the defendant exercised 'dominion or control' over the property by a sufficient level of control over the area in which the contraband is found or over the person from whom the contraband is seized” 12
2 People v. Wilson
nyappdiv · 2008
green “the informant existed and that he provided the information to the police concerning the presence of a gun at the specified location” 4
3 People v. Manini
ny · 1992
green “in new york, the rule has long been that to support a charge that a defendant was in constructive possession of tangible property, the people must show that the defendant exercised 'dominion or control' over the property by a sufficient level of control over the area in which th…” 3

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