L.W. v. State

Juvenile L.W., defendant below, appeals the denial of his motion to suppress evidence at an adjudicatory hearing following the filing of a Petition for Delinquency charging him with carrying a concealed weapon. The defendant entered a plea of nolo contendere, reserving the right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress. The defendant was ultimately found to have committed the act charged, adjudication was withheld, and he was ordered placed in a program of community control under specified conditions. We reverse.

At approximately 10:55 on the night of February 19, 1988, a police officer…