People v. Alfredo S.

Alfredo S., a minor, appeals from an order continuing him as a ward of the court (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602) following findings that he possessed less than one ounce of marijuana and a concealed dirk or dagger (Health & Saf. Code, § 11357, subd. (b); Pen. Code, § 12020, subd. (a)). 1 He was permitted to remain home on probation and contends that the evidence was insufficient to support the finding that he possessed a concealed dirk or dagger, and that he was denied due process of law because the court failed to make specific factual findings as to the element of concealment and the identity of the weapon as a dirk or dagger.

Viewing the entire record in the light most favorable to the judgment in accordance with the usual rule governing appellate review (In re Dennis B. (1976) 18 Cal.3d 687, 697 [ 135 Cal.Rptr. 82 , 557 P.2d 514 ]), it was established that on February 2, 1984, at 7:30 p.m., Deputy Sheriff Thomas Zuniga was on patrol monitoring gang activity when he noticed a group of gang members, including appellant, standing on a sidewalk in East Los Angeles. As the patrol vehicle stopped, Deputy Zuniga saw the bottom one inch of a knife sheath hanging beneath…