Quote Originally Posted by bighit View Post
some more info here

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=...201960&f=false

the moore v gooderham bit

“If it is capable of causing more than trifling and trivial injury when misused then it is a weapon which is capable of causing injury from which death may occur.” Only a court could decide what would be classed as a “trifling injury”
The definition in that case doesn't help - the definition of trivial in that instance is "non-lethal"

The definition of a trifling injury is to be scalded with hot blancmange