Jackson v. United States

EASTERLY, Associate Judge:

Appellant David Jackson challenges his conviction for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance (marijuana) under D.C.Code § 48-904.01(a)(l) (2001 & Supp.2011). The drugs in question were discovered in a closed cooler on the floorboard behind the driver’s seat of Mr. Jackson’s co-defendant’s car. When the police arrived at the scene, Mr. Jackson was seated in the backseat of the car on the passenger’s side. Mr. Jackson argues that the fact that he was briefly observed “just sitting” in the car, near the drugs, is not enough to establish his…