Is a concealed weapon an element of the crime?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Soriano, 279 Cal.Rptr.3d 569, 65 Cal.App.5th 278 (Cal. App. 2021):
People v. Rubalcava, supra , 23 Cal.4th at p. 331, 96 Cal.Rptr.2d 735, 1 P.3d 52 ["the intent to use the concealed instrument as a stabbing instrument is not an element of the crime"].)
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