State v. M. W. H.

Youth was adjudicated in this juvenile delinquency proceeding for committing an act that, if committed by an adult, would constitute possession of a concealed weapon (a small dagger) at school. See ORS 166.240. He appeals, assigning error to the denial of his motion to suppress evidence, including the dagger, which was discovered after a school official “ask[ed]” him to empty his pockets. For the reasons that follow, under the operative standard of review, we sustain the juvenile court’s determination that youth’s response to the school official’s request was consensual. Accordingly, and…