equal access rule

equal-access rule. Criminal law. The doctrine that contraband found on a defendant’s premises will not support a conviction if other persons have the same access to the premises as the defendant. • To invoke this defense successfully, the defendant must show that other persons did in fact have equal access to the premises; speculative evidence that trespassers might have come onto the premises will not bar a conviction. [Cases: Controlled Substances 30.]

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