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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 10 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 Glasco v. Commonwealth.

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1 Glasco v. Commonwealth Anchor
vactapp · 1998
green “the commonwealth must point to evidence of acts, statements, or conduct of the accused or other facts or circumstances which tend to show that the defendant was aware of both the presence and character of the substance and that it was subject to his dominion and control.” 5
2 Williams v. Commonwealth
vactapp · 1992
green “to establish 'possession' in the legal sense, not only must the commonwealth show actual or constructive possession of the drug by the defendant, it must also establish that the defendant intentionally and consciously possessed the drug with knowledge of its nature and character.” 5

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