STATE v. BLOCKER

CA 15586; SC 27255.

630 P.2d 824 (1981)

291 Or. 255

STATE of Oregon, Petitioner, v. Michael Edward BLOCKER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided June 30, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen H. Green, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were James M. Brown, Atty. Gen., John R. McCulloch, Sol. Gen., and William F. Gary, Deputy Sol. Gen., Salem.

Gary M. Carlson, Portland, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

Before DENECKE, C.J., and TONGUE, LENT, LINDE and PETERSON, JJ.


LENT, Justice.

Defendant was charged, tried and convicted of possessing a "billy" in violation of ORS 166.510(1):

"(1) Except as provided in ORS 166.515 or 166.520, any person who manufactures, causes to be manufactured, sells, keeps for sale, offers, gives, loans, carries or possesses an instrument or weapon having a blade which projects or swings into position by force of a spring or other device and commonly known as a switchblade knife or...

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