People v. Pickett
2013 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 8361 (November 13, 2013)
Second Amendment does not clearly apply to dirk knives and daggers under California law.
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Keeping Knives in American Lives Since 1998
Keeping Knives in American Lives Since 1998
What knife laws (statutory law) mean is about more than the legislated law in the United States. Judicial opinions (case law, common law or judicial precedent) are considered "law" with the same force as statutes. Here are pertinent case law summaries that provide helpful information on how knife laws in different states have been handled or decided by the court system. We include valuable notes for the knife owner. For attorneys representing knife issues we offer suggestions from an experienced criminal lawyer.
People v. Pickett
2013 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 8361 (November 13, 2013)
Second Amendment does not clearly apply to dirk knives and daggers under California law.
State v. Hermann
2015 WI App 97 (Decided November 24, 2015)
A Wisconsin law that bans switchblades even in self-defense at home violates the 2nd Amendment.
Copeland v. Vance
2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11654 (January 27, 2017)
The gravity knife law in New York is not overly vague.
People v. Castillolopez
3 Cal. 4th 322 (2016)
A Swiss Army type knife is not a locking dagger or dirk knife, even when open, under California law.
Wooden v. United States
6 A.3d 833 (D.C. Oct. 28, 2010)
It is not plain error to convict someone of possessing a knife in anticipatory self-defense.
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