UJI 14-130. "Possession" defined.1

A person is in possession of __________________ (name of object) when, on the occasion in question, the person knows what it is, knows it is on their person or in their presence and they exercise control over it. 2[Even if the object is not in the person’s physical presence, the person is in possession if they know what it is and where it is and they exercise control over it.] [Two or more people can have possession of an object at the same time.] [A person’s presence in the vicinity of the object or their knowledge of the existence or the location of the object is not, by itself, possession.]