California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Martinez, F057396, No. BF124876A (Cal. App. 2010):
Here, officers executing the search warrant found a firearm and its magazine in a closet near the front entrance of the house. Appellant admitted at trial that, on the day of the search, he had the nine-millimeter handgun he had acquired from his cousin. "Drug dealers are known to keep guns to protect not only themselves, but also their drugs and drug proceeds." (People v. Bland, supra, 10 Cal.4th at p. 1005.) Based on the evidence in this case, the jury could reasonably conclude the possessory offense was not limited to
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