California Supreme Court,
Criminal
Dec. 28, 2018
State high court: Butter knife not a deadly weapon
Justice Goodwin Liu cited the dictionary to knock down the prosecution’s argument that “possible” means “likely.”
A butter knife is a useful tool for spreading butter or perhaps jam on a piece of toast. However, in the hand of an angry teenage girl, some would argue it could be considered a deadly weapon.
A case that went from a juvenile court in Ventura County to the California Supreme Court has, for now, ended this debate with a 21-page unanimous opinion.
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