MENOR, Justice.
The defendant [appellant herein] was found guilty of carrying a deadly weapon in violation of HRS § 134-51 (Supp. 1973). He appeals from the judgment and sentence of the district court, alleging that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the use in evidence of a diving-type knife recovered from his person.
We reverse for the reasons that (1) the knife seized was not a "dagger" or a "deadly or dangerous weapon" within...
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