State v. Alvarez

Constructive possession requires dominion and control over the room, space, or area where police find contraband. The juvenile court found Anthony Alvarez guilty of constructive unlawful possession of a handgun discovered during a search for drugs at a teen hangout apartment. The court denied a CrR 3.5 motion to suppress a remark Mr. Alvarez made about his living arrangements during the search. Mr. Alvarez assigns error to the admission of this statement and the sufficiency of the evidence that he had dominion and control of the room where the gun was found. We conclude that the evidence here…