In Re Luke W.
People v. Luke W.
Opinion
Opinion
Jones, J.
Luke W. appeals from an order sustaining a supplemental petition (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602) that alleged he possessed a concealed dirk or dagger. (Pen. Code, § 12020, subd. (a).) He contends the knife found in his possession is not a statutorily prohibited dirk or dagger.
Background
Appellant was declared a ward of the juvenile court and placed on probation under home supervision after the court sustained a petition alleging he possessed marijuana for sale and possessed psilocybin.
Four months later Lafayette Police Officer Dan Hoffman saw appellant walking in the company of a man Hoffman knew to be on parole. Hoffman knew appellant and knew he was on probation and subject to a search condition. He stopped appellant and asked if he possessed any illegal substances or weapons. Appellant replied he did not. Hoffman searched appellant and found a small, rectangular object in appellant’s pocket. It resembled a thick credit card and contained knobs and grips. When Hoffman pulled on one of the grips, a knife “came out.”
Hoffman asked appellant why he was carrying the object. Appellant replied, “Well, you never know what can happen; it’s for my protection.”