In Re Martin Alonzo L.

Opinion

YEGAN, J.

Martin Alonzo L. appeals from the trial court’s order sustaining a Welfare & Institutions Code section 602 petition, which alleged that he possessed metal knuckles in violation of Penal Code section 12020, subdivisions (a)(1) and (c)(7). The trial court declared the matter a misdemeanor, continued appellant on probation and placed him in the custody of his mother. He contends the order is not supported by substantial evidence because the object at issue, which he calls a wallet with “decorative” metal spikes along one edge, does not meet the statutory definition of metal…