The applicant applied to quash his committal to stand trial on drug possession and trafficking charges relating to drugs found in the second bedroom of a short-term rental unit.
He argued there was no evidence he had knowledge or control over those specific drugs.
The reviewing judge dismissed the application, finding that the preliminary inquiry judge did not err in concluding there was sufficient circumstantial evidence—including the applicant's access to the unit, drugs on his person, and drug paraphernalia in common areas—to support an inference of joint possession and control.
