A.P.E. v. People

In this case we consider the application of the concealed weapons statute to a person carrying a knife with a blade less than three and one-half inches in length,. The blade length is important because the concealed weapons statute distinguishes on that basis. A knife with a longer blade is defined as a weapon but a knife with a shorter blade is a weapon only if it comes within the catchall definition of the statute.

We conclude that, to sustain a conviction under the concealed weapons statute in a case involving a knife with a blade less than three and one-half inches long, the prosecution…