In re J.P.
Minor J.P. appeals from an order declaring him a ward of the court under Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 after the juvenile court sustained a petition alleging that he was unlawfully in possession of a switchblade knife in violation of Penal Code section 653k, a misdemeanor. J. was ordered home on probation with a maximum term of physical confinement of six months.
Minor contends the juvenile court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence of the switchblade knife because the police had no reasonable belief a pat down search for weapons was required and the search was not incident to an arrest. Court hold that the search was lawful incident to his arrest for violation of the local truancy ordinance found in Huntington Park Municipal Code section 5 - 10.02. The judgment is affirmed.
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