Re:Woman catches state police attaching tracker to her car, ...
by fastglass on Monday May 31, 2021 @08:36PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possession_(law)
>Like ownership, the possession of anything is commonly regulated by country under property law. In all cases, to possess something, a person must have an intention to possess it.
Custody might be a more appropriate term to use against ownership.
You are making a "if I own the wallet, I also own its contents" argument. It doesn't fly unfortunately, and for that matter has never flown. Possession isn't the same as ownership. This is even more so true if you have knowledge of the source of the contents. How else would we catch thieves if it were?