STATE v. CARRASCO

No. 85,010.

28 Kan. App.2d 683 (2001)

19 P.3d 202

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. SABRINA CARRASCO, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed March 2, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Holland II, of Holland and Holland, of Russell, for appellant.

Thomas J. Drees, county attorney, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, for appellee.

Before GREEN, P.J., BEIER, J., and DAVID PRAGER, Chief Justice Retired, assigned.


BEIER, J.:

Defendant-appellant Sabrina Carrasco challenges her conviction of possession of marijuana, contending her action in removing a bag of marijuana that had been tossed into her lap could not constitute possession.

The essential facts are these: Police stopped a car driven by Carrasco's boyfriend. Carrasco was sitting on the passenger side of the front seat. When the car was pulled over, Carrasco's boyfriend threw a bag of marijuana onto her lap. She...

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