A.J.M. v. State

Defendant, a juvenile, appeals from an Order denying his Motion to Suppress a firearm which was seized during an encounter with police officers. Because we find that the initial encounter was valid and that the arresting officer articulated a reasonable suspicion that defendant was armed, we affirm.

The juvenile was charged with possession of a firearm after police seized the weapon pursuant to a valid pat-down of defendant. Two officers working a burglary stakeout detail approached the juvenile and two others (collectively “the juveniles”) after receiving a radio transmission identifying…