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.
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 the court system has handled or decided knife laws in different states. We include valuable notes for the knife owner. For attorneys representing knife issues, we offer suggestions from an experienced criminal lawyer.
Please also see articles in Know Your Knife Laws that cover additional case studies or do a search on a case title.
New Jersey Supreme Court Case Summary
State of New Jersey v. Montalvo
Decided: June 8, 2017
The right of self-defense in a person’s home is expanded.
California Appeals Court Case Summary
In re: Gilbert R
211 Cal. App. 4th 514 (2012)
Decided: November 12, 2012
Bias towards closure exception makes knife legal.
Connecticut Supreme Court Case Summary
State of Connecticut v. DeCiccio
315 Conn. 79 (2014)
Decided: December 23, 2014
The right to transport knives as a corollary right to a right of self-defense
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York Case Summary
United States v. Irazarry
509 F. Supp. 2d 198 (E.D.N.Y. 2007)
Federal judge finds folding utility razor knife not a gravity knife.
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