People v. Fetterley

In People v. Fetterley, 229 Mich App 511; 583 NW2d 199 (1998), the Court explained the test for possession of a controlled substance: A person need not have physical possession of a controlled substance to be found guilty of possessing it. Possession may be either actual or constructive, and may be joint as well as exclusive. The essential question is whether the defendant had dominion or control over the controlled substance. A person's presence at the place where the drugs are found is not sufficient, by itself, to prove constructive possession; some additional link between the defendant and the contraband must be shown. However, circumstantial evidence and reasonable inferences arising from the evidence are sufficient to establish possession. Id. at 515.