State v. Wright

The opinion of the court was delivered by

BRODY, J.A.D.

When police searched defendant after his arrest they discovered under his sock an Exacto knife held against his ankle by a rubber band. A one-inch, razor-like blade, sheathed in cardboard, protruded from its eight-inch handle- The knife was designed for use by hobbyists in building wooden models. Defendant was indicted for the unlawful possession of a weapon (N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(d)), a jury found him guilty, arid he was sentenced to a term of 200 days in the county jail.

Defendant argues that (1) it was error for the judge to have omitted from…