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STATE v. RIDDALL

No. 11928.

811 P.2d 576 (1991)

112 N.M. 78

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James RIDDALL, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied May 8, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Udall, Atty. Gen., Elizabeth Major, and Max Wilson Shepherd, Asst. Attys. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.

Jacquelyn Robins, Chief Public Defender, Susan Gibbs, Appellate Defender, and Amme M. Hogan, Asst. Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, for defendant-appellant.

OPINION

MINZNER, Judge.

Defendant appeals his convictions of unlawful possession of a switchblade and unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon. On appeal, defendant has raised five issues. The first two concern NMSA 1978, Section 30-7-8 (Repl.Pamp. 1984), which makes the possession of "switchblades" unlawful. They are: (1) whether a butterfly knife is a switchblade within the meaning of that section, and (2) whether Section 30-7-8 is unconstitutionally vague...

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