In re Ricci S.

Court: New York Court of Appeals
Date filed: 1974-06-06
Citations: 34 N.Y.2d 775, 358 N.Y.S.2d 141, 314 N.E.2d 879, 1974 N.Y. LEXIS 1540
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2 Citing Cases
Lead Opinion

Order reversed, without costs, and the petition dismissed in the following memorandum: "While we find that there was probable cause for the arrest of the alleged juvenile delinquent, we conclude that violation of subdivision 4 of section 265.05 of the Penal Law was not established. An unmodified hunting knife with a five- to six-inch blade cannot be said to be a dangerous knife within the meaning of that subdivision.

Concur: Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Rabin and Stevens.