State v. Riddall
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MINZNER, Judge.
Defendant appeals his convictions of unlawful possession of a switchblade and unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon. On appeal, defendant has raised five issues. The first two concern NMSA 1978, Section 30-7-8 (Repl.Pamp.1984), which makes the possession of “switchblades” unlawful. They are: (1) whether a butterfly knife is a switchblade within the meaning of that section, and (2) whether Section 30-7-8 is unconstitutionally vague. The other issues raised on appeal include (3) whether the trial court erred in allowing a police officer to demonstrate the knife as part of…
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