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Section 2966 | CALCRIM (Jury Instructions)

CALCRIM (Jury Instructions) Section 2966. RELATED ISSUES Butterfly and Tekna Knives Included Butterfly and Tekna knives are prohibited switchblades under Penal Co

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Section 2966

CALCRIM (Jury Instructions) § 2966

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RELATED ISSUES
Butterfly and Tekna Knives Included
Butterfly and Tekna knives are prohibited switchblades under Penal Code section
17235 [formerly section 653k]. (People ex rel. Mautner v. Quattrone (1989) 211
Cal.App.3d 1389, 1395 [260 Cal.Rptr. 44].)
Broken-Spring Knife
Where the spring mechanism on the knife did not work, the court found insufficient
evidence that the knife was a prohibited switchblade under Penal Code section
17235 [formerly section 653k]. (In re Roderick S. (1981) 125 Cal.App.3d 48, 52
[177 Cal.Rptr. 800].)
Public Place
On the meaning of “public place,” see In re Danny H. (2002) 104 Cal.App.4th 92,
98 [128 Cal.Rptr.2d 222], discussing the meaning of public place in Penal Code
section 594.1. See also CALCRIM No. 2966, Disorderly Conduct: Under the
Influence in Public, and cases cited therein.
SECONDARY SOURCES
2 Witkin & Epstein, California Criminal Law (4th ed. 2012) Crimes Against Public
Peace and Welfare, § 230.
4 Millman, Sevilla & Tarlow, California Criminal Defense Practice, Ch. 85,
Submission to Jury and Verdict, § 85.02[2][a][i] (Matthew Bender).
6 Millman, Sevilla & Tarlow, California Criminal Defense Practice, Ch. 144, Crimes
Against Order, § 144.01[1][a] (Matthew Bender).
WEAPONS
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Statute Constitutional. Sundance v. Municipal Court (1986) 42 Cal.3d 1101,
1119–1121 [232 Cal.Rptr. 814, 729 P.2d 80]; In re Joseph G. (1970) 7
Cal.App.3d 695, 703–704 [87 Cal.Rptr. 25]; In re Spinks (1967) 253 Cal.App.2d
748, 752 [61 Cal.Rptr. 743].
RELATED ISSUES
Defendant in Parked Car
In People v. Belanger (1966) 243 Cal.App.2d 654, 657 [52 Cal.Rptr. 660], the court
held that the defendant was in a public place when he was found sitting in a parked
car on a public street.
SECONDARY SOURCES
2 Witkin & Epstein, California Criminal Law (4th ed. 2012) Crimes Against Public
Peace and Welfare, §§ 76–79.
6 Millman, Sevilla & Tarlow, California Criminal Defense Practice, Ch. 144, Crimes
Against Order, § 144.20 (Matthew Bender).
2967–2979.
Reserved for Future Use
VANDALISM, LOITERING, AND TRESPASS
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769

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This section of the CALCRIM (Jury Instructions) establishes legal requirements and provisions that apply to specific circumstances in California law.

This section applies when the specific conditions outlined in the statute are met. The exact applicability depends on the facts of each situation.

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In simple terms: CALCRIM (Jury Instructions) Section 2966. RELATED ISSUES Butterfly and Tekna Knives Included Butterfly and Tekna knives are prohibited switchblades under Penal Co. This means people must follow this rule, and breaking it can lead to criminal penalties.

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