State v. Washburn

Dec 5, 1860
Reporters:
Before:
Wright
Wright, J.

To constitute possession with intent to pass, it is not necessary that the prisoner ‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‍shall have the counterfeited coin in his hands, in his pocket, nor on his person. But if, in the language of the charge of the court to the jury ‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‍in this case‘, “it was in the county where the accused put it for safe keeping, and if he keeps the secret of the place where the coin has ‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‍been deposited and has the control of the coin and can take it into his actual possession at his pleasure, then this is a having in possession within ‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‍the meaning of the law.” If the coin was within the power of the prisoner, in such a sense that he could and did command its *246use, the possession was ‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‍as complete within the meaning of the statute, as if it had been actual.

Judgment affirmed.