Jefferson Memorial

Defining “Readily Available” in Clyburn v. U.S.

Jamison Koehler Firearms/Weapons, Legal Concepts/Principles, Opinions/Cases

You can be sitting at work and “constructively possess” something tucked away in your bedroom closet at home. It is not whether you actually physically possess the piece of property at the time; it is whether you have the “power and intent” to control it.  And you are presumed to both know about and have the power to control the …