STATE v. PONCE

No. 13250-1-III.

904 P.2d 322 (1995)

79 Wash.App. 651

The STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Belizario Hernandez PONCE, aka Armando Villa Duran, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three, Panel Four.

November 2, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Smith, Smith & Scott, Yakima, WA, for Appellant.

Bruce Hanify, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Narcotics & Juvenile Division, Yakima, WA, for Respondent.


SCHULTHEIS, Judge.

Belizario Ponce was convicted of possession of cocaine. He contends on appeal the jury was improperly instructed that constructive possession is established when the State has proved dominion and control over the premises where the controlled substance is found. We affirm.

On October 16, 1992, police officers knocked on the door of a residence in Yakima. Mr. Ponce answered the door and gave the...

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