The verdict was supported by legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Defendant possessed a knife that met the statutory definition of a switchblade, that is, "any knife which has a blade which opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in the handle of the knife" (Penal Law § 265.00[4]). The "opens automatically" requirement was satisfied because the blade emerged at the touch of a button, even...
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