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a butterknife, with no cutting edge and no point is a bladed article; (Booker v DPP169J.P. 368, DG) [28] a screwdriver is not a bladed article; (R v Davis [1998] Crim L.R 564 CA) [29] a 'lock knife' does not come into the category of 'folding pocket knife' because it is not immediately foldable at all times; (R v Deegan [1998] 2 Cr. App. R. 121 ...
The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (c. 17) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The act addresses crimes related to acid attacks (including the sale and possession in public places of corrosive substances); knife crime prevention orders; the sale of, delivery and possession of knives and other offensive weapons; and introduced further restrictions on firearms. [2]
Threatening the government officials of the United States, particularly law enforcement officers, can in some cases fall under this statute. [ 2 ] It has been argued that the fundamental aim of this law was not to protect individual governmental officers, but to guard against the victimization of "government and its functions."
Threatening other officials is a Class D or C felony, usually carrying maximum penalties of 5 or 10 years under 18 U.S.C. § 875, 18 U.S.C. § 876 and other statutes, that is investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. When national boundaries are transcended by such a threat, it is considered a terrorist threat. [2]
The exception to this rule occurs when the court determines that such use would violate the ex post facto clause of the Constitution – in other words, if the sentencing guidelines have changed so as to increase the penalty "after the fact", so that the sentence is more severe on the sentencing date than was established on the date that the ...
The defendant interview is the pivotal point around which the presentence investigation turns. Often, the format is a structured interview during which a standard worksheet is completed. The worksheet follows the format of the presentence report and provides space for recording data about the offense and the offender's characteristics and history.
Knife legislation is defined as the body of statutory law or case law promulgated or enacted by a government or other governing jurisdiction that prohibits, criminalizes, or restricts the otherwise legal manufacture, importation, sale, transfer, possession, transport, or use of knives.
The Subcommittee on Sentencing Drug Offenders was established in 2007 to review options available to the judiciary for sentencing drug related felons. Subcommittee Members: Delegate Curt Anderson, Chair; Shannon E. Avery (representing Secretary Gary D. Maynard) Leonard C. Collins Jr., Charles County State's Attorney; Major Bernard B. Foster Sr.