California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Brown, C085961, C085963 (Cal. App. 2019):
However, evidence of weapons not actually used in the commission of a crime may be admissible when they are relevant for other purposes. (People v. Cox (2003) 30 Cal.4th 916, 956 [when weapons are otherwise relevant to the crime's commission, but are not the actual murder weapon, they may still be admissible].) The critical inquiry is
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