Michigan Supreme Court· 4/9/1979

People v. Brown

Citations

277 N.W.2d 155
406 Mich. 215
2 A.L.R. 4th 1336
1979 Mich. LEXIS 354

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“The character of a dangerous weapon attaches by adoption when the instrumentality is applied to use against another in furtherance of an assault.”
“[M]ere proof that defendant knew that a machete could be used as a dangerous weapon does not support a conviction under MCL 750.227.”
weapon is dangerous if “used in a manner intended to inflict serious injury or carried for such use”
weapons generally considered dangerous per se are designed for the purpose of bodily assault
“[P]ocket knives, razors, hammers, hatchets, wrenches, cutting tools, and other articles which are manufactured and generally used for peaceful and proper purposes, would fall within the category of dangerous weapons if used for or carried for the purpose of assault or defense.”

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Judges: Coleman, Kavanagh, Williams, Levin, Ryan, Moody, Fitzgerald

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