Legal Opinion
In re Jamie D.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 12, 1983PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jones, J.
A knife which may not come within the term “dangerous knife” under section 265.05 of the Penal Law by reason of its inherent characteristics may nonetheless be determined to fall within the statutory prescription when the circumstances of its possession including the behavior of its possessor demonstrate that the possessor himself considered it a weapon and thus a “dangerous knife” within the contemplation of the statute.
A petition was filed in Bronx County Family Court alleging that respondent had possessed a dangerous knife in violation of subdivision (2) of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re Ricci S.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
3Cited by52 opinions
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- People v. OrtizCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1984
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