1) Describe the two kinds of possession. Be specific. Give examples of each kind of possession....

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1) Describe the two kinds of possession. Be specific. Give examples of each kind of possession. 3) Possession can be "knowing" or "mere." Describe both in detail and give examples. 4) What kind of possession, if any, did celebrity Paris Hilton have in the following incident? When police officers found a plastic "bindle" containing 0.8 grams of cocaine in her purse, Hilton told the officer "that the purse wasn't hers, that she had borrowed it from a friend." She admitted she owned $1,300 in cash, several credit cards, a package of Zig-Zag rolling papers and a broken tablet of the prescription asthma medication Albuterol that were also in the purse during her arrest at the Wynn Las Vegas resort. But, not the cocaine. She said she'd never seen it, but by looking at it, "she thought it was gum. Be specific in your legal analysis. 5) According to the Las Vegas Police, "Whether Paris Hilton owned the purse she was carrying that contained cocaine is irrelevant. What is important is she had possession of it with narcotics inside." Do you agree? Again, be specific in your analysis. Question Set #2: 1) Read the case Miller v. State (1999) on slides 107-119 of the PPT. Do you believe Miller did, or did not, have possession of crack cocaine? Explain in detail your reasoning. 2) Do you agree with the court's holding? Why or why not? Or, do you believe with the dissenting opinion written by the judge? When responding to the Discussion Board, you must utilize the information in your book and the PPT. Do NOT do a general internet search to answer the questions. 1) Describe the two kinds of possession. Be specific. Give examples of each kind of possession. 3) Possession can be "knowing" or "mere." Describe both in detail and give examples. 4) What kind of possession, if any, did celebrity Paris Hilton have in the following incident? When police officers found a plastic "bindle" containing 0.8 grams of cocaine in her purse, Hilton told the officer "that the purse wasn't hers, that she had borrowed it from a friend." She admitted she owned $1,300 in cash, several credit cards, a package of Zig-Zag rolling papers and a broken tablet of the prescription asthma medication Albuterol that were also in the purse during her arrest at the Wynn Las Vegas resort. But, not the cocaine. She said she'd never seen it, but by looking at it, "she thought it was gum. Be specific in your legal analysis. 5) According to the Las Vegas Police, "Whether Paris Hilton owned the purse she was carrying that contained cocaine is irrelevant. What is important is she had possession of it with narcotics inside." Do you agree? Again, be specific in your analysis. Question Set #2: 1) Read the case Miller v. State (1999) on slides 107-119 of the PPT. Do you believe Miller did, or did not, have possession of crack cocaine? Explain in detail your reasoning. 2) Do you agree with the court's holding? Why or why not? Or, do you believe with the dissenting opinion written by the judge? When responding to the Discussion Board, you must utilize the information in your book and the PPT. Do NOT do a general internet search to answer the questions.

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1 Possession can be either actual or constructive Actual possession refers to physical control or immediate access to an object For example holding a ... View the full answer