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STATE v. JAMES

No. 8526SC1197.

344 S.E.2d 77 (1986)

STATE of North Carolina v. Mary Elizabeth JAMES, Lionel James and Michael M. Roddey.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 3, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Thornburg by Asst. Atty. Gen. Douglas A. Johnston, Raleigh, for State.

Public Defender Isabel Scott Day by Asst. Public Defender Marc D. Towler, Charlotte, for defendant-appellant Michael M. Roddey.

Keith M. Stroud, Charlotte, for defendant-appellant Lionel James.

EAGLES, Judge.

The appeals involve common questions of the sufficiency of the evidence of constructive possession of controlled substances. The doctrine of constructive possession applies when a person without actual physical possession of a controlled substance has the intent and capability to maintain control and dominion over it. State v. Williams, 307 N.C. 452, 298 S.E.2d 372 (1983). As the terms "intent...

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