Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Zervas v. Rice

499 U.S. 980

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1991-04-22
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • noting constructive possession requires “knowing exercise” or “knowing power or right to exercise dominion and control”
  • “District courts are required by due process to make factual determinations at sentencing only by a preponderance of the evidence.”

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C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.