People v. Harrington

(to affirm). Defendant was prosecuted for possession of a small residue of heroin, visible to the naked eye, in the form of a hard powdery substance on the interior of a bottle cap. Defendant sought to avoid conviction by asking this Court to construe this state’s former statute making it a felony for "any person not having a license * * * [to] possess or have under his control any narcotic drug” to require *38possession of a "usable amount”. We affirm defendant’s conviction on these facts and reject the "usable amount” and the Court of Appeals "remnant of a usable amount” tests.

I — Facts

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