In Re Alexander B.
People v. Alexander B.
Opinion
Opinion
Fukuto, J.
Introduction
Alexander B., a minor, appeals from an order declaring him a ward of the juvenile court (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602) following a finding that he violated Penal Code section 12020, subdivision (a) by concealing upon his person a dirk or dagger. He was placed at home on probation and contends: (1) that his motion to suppress evidence (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 700.1) should have been granted; and (2) that the trial court should have imposed sanctions for noncompliance with a pretrial discovery order. Neither contention has merit.
The Facts
Viewed in accordance with the customary rule governing appellate review (People v. Leyba (1981) 29 Cal.3d 591, 596-598 [ 174 Cal.Rptr. 867 , 629 P.2d 961 ]), the evidence at the hearing of the motion to suppress established the following facts leading to the discovery of a machete knife concealed on the minor’s person.
On July 11, 1988, at Grant High School in Van Nuys, California, summer school was in session. Dean of students, Daniel Gruenberg, heard some yelling of gang slogans and noticed a group of students including known members of the “Vineland Street Boys” running toward another group of students identified with the…