When a knife is not a murder weapon but is otherwise relevant to the crime's commission, but is not the actual murder weapon?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Villalobos, B255090 (Cal. App. 2016):
12. When a weapon is otherwise relevant to the crime's commission, but is not the actual murder weapon, it may also be admissible. (People v. Cox, supra, 30 Cal.4th at pp. 956-957.) Here, the People did not contend the knives were admissible for such purposes.
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