State v. Carrasco

BEIER, J.:

Defendant-appellant Sabrina Carrasco challenges her conviction of possession of marijuana, contending her action in removing a bag of marijuana that had been tossed into her lap could not constitute possession.

The essential facts are these: Police stopped a car driven by Carrasco’s boyfriend. Carrasco was sitting on the passenger side of the front seat. When the car was pulled over, Carrasco’s boyfriend threw a bag of marijuana onto her lap. She recognized it as marijuana and placed it between her seat and the door next to it. She testified she was trying to conceal the marijuana…