We hold that a knife with a handle designed to fit in the palm of the hand, with a two- and one-fourth-inch blade protruding between the middle fingers, is a "dirk or dagger" within the meaning of Penal Code section 12020, subdivision (a) (hereafter section 12020(a)). We disagree with In re Conrad V. (1986)
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PEOPLE v. PETTWAY
Docket No. A052481.
233 Cal.App.3d 1067 (1991)
285 Cal. Rptr. 147
THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CURTIS T. PETTWAY, Defendant and Appellant.
Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Five.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
August 28, 1991.
August 28, 1991.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Steven Kent Wilkinson, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, George Williamson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, John H. Sugiyama, Assistant Attorney General, Christopher J. Wei and Laurence K. Sullivan, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Five.
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