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STATE v. WRIGHT

187 N.J. Super. 160 (1982)

453 A.2d 1352

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. CHARLES E. WRIGHT, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided October 15, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Apicella, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Joseph H. Rodriquez, Acting Public Defender, attorney; John M. Apicella on the letter brief).

Catherine A. Foddai, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Catherine A. Foddai of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges PRESSLER and BRODY.

The opinion of the court was delivered by BRODY, J.A.D.

When police searched defendant after his arrest they discovered under his sock an Exacto knife held against his ankle by a rubber band. A one-inch, razor-like blade, sheathed in cardboard, protruded from its eight-inch handle. The knife was designed for use by hobbyists in building wooden models. Defendant was indicted for the unlawful possession of a weapon (N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(d)), a jury found him guilty...

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