DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.1446
Unlawfully Dealing with a Switchblade Knife
UNLAWFULLY DEALING WITH A SWITCHBLADE KNIFE
In order to find Defendant guilty of Unlawfully Dealing with a Switchblade
Knife, you must find the State proved the following three (3) elements beyond a
reasonable doubt:
(1) Defendant [sold/offered for sale/possessed] and knife;
(2) The blade of the knife by a spring mechanism or gravity;
(3) Defendant acted [intentionally/knowingly].
“Intentionally” means it was Defendant’s conscious objective or purpose to
sell, offer for sale or possess a knife with a blade that opened by a spring
mechanism or gravity.
“Knowingly” means Defendant knew or was aware Defendant sold, offered
for sale or possessed a knife with a blade that opened by a spring mechanism or
gravity.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
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