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What is the difference between actual possession and constructive possession?
Actual possession of drugs is when the police find the drugs on you, in your hand, and no one else had equal access to the drugs found. Constructive possession of drugs occurs when law enforcement believes there are multiple people with knowledge and access to drugs.
What is constructive possession in criminal law?
The legal possession of an object, even if it was not in a person’s direct physical control. Often used in criminal law prosecutions for possession crimes, such as possession of illegal drugs.
What is the legal definition of lawful possession?
Lawful possession means the possession of a controlled substance that has been obtained in accordance with state or federal law.
What is considered in your possession?
A person has possession of something if the person knows of its presence and has physical control of it, or has the power and intention to control it. [More than one person can be in possession of something if each knows of its presence and has the power and intention to control it.]
What is possession in jurisprudence?
In law, possession means a fact or condition of a person having such control of property that he may legally enjoy it to exclusion of others except against the true owner or prior possessor.
Can a felon own a firearm in Michigan?
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person convicted of a felony shall not possess, use, transport, sell, purchase, carry, ship, receive, or distribute a firearm in this state until the expiration of 3 years after all of the following circumstances exist: (a) The person has paid all fines imposed for the violation.
What does felony mean in the state of Michigan?
(b) “Felony” means a violation of a law of this state, or of another state, or of the United States that is punishable by imprisonment for 4 years or more, or an attempt to violate such a law.
Can a felon get a CPL License in Michigan?
There are a lot of criminal convictions that will keep a person from possessing a CPL. For example, a person who has been convicted of a felony in Michigan may not be issued a CPL license. A person who has been convicted of a felony in another state may not possess a CPL.
What does 750.224f mean in Michigan Law?
750.224f Possession of firearm or distribution of ammunition by person convicted of felony; circumstances; penalty; applicability of section to expunged or set aside conviction; definitions. Sec. 224f.