Simple possession or casual exchange is a Class A misdemeanor. Tenn. Code Ann. Tenn. Code Ann. The Sixth Circuit defined constructive possession as knowingly having the power and intention at a given time to exercise dominion and control over an object, either directly or through others. Constructive possession was not found where defendant waited in a truck while another person brought drugs inside.
Possession means control.
The Court held that it was proper to find joint possession when drugs were discovered in the bedroom. Also an envelope was found which was addressed to both parties.