United States v. Harold Dorman

ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

The principal question in this appeal is whether the government mét its burden to show beyond a reasonable doubt that Harold A. Dorman constructively possessed PCP seized from the laundry room of his mother’s home. Constructive possession of unlawful controlled substances is an expansive concept that this court has held requires a showing of more than mere residence in a jointly occupied home where drugs and guns are found in generally accessible areas and are not in plain view. Because Dorman’s constructive possession of a gun and ambiguous apology to his mother fail to…