Case 3.1
Bill is leaving work when a co-worker asks him to drop off a package at the post office on his way home. The co-worker explains that he must work late and can’t get to the post office before it closes. Bill stops at the post office and is met by police officers with drug-sniffing canines who discover the package his co-worker gave him contains cocaine.

-Bill would not be guilty of a crime in most states,because most states require

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Case 3.1 
Bill is leaving work when a co-worker asks him to drop off a package at the post office on his way home. The co-worker explains that he must work late and can’t get to the post office before it closes. Bill stops at the post office and is met by police officers with drug-sniffing canines who discover the package his co-worker gave him contains cocaine.

-Bill would not be guilty of a crime in most states,because most states require

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In most states, an individual must have knowledge and control over the illegal substance to be charged with possession. As Bill was unaware of the contents of the package and was acting as a mere courier for his co-worker, he would not be guilty of possessing cocaine. Knowing possession requires the individual to have both knowledge of the illegal substances and control over them.

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