R.C. v. State

We affirm R.C.’s conviction and sentence for possession of a knife on school property. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying a motion to suppress the knife found in a search of R.C. at the direction of a school official. R.C. entered a plea of no contest, reserving, with the court’s consent, the right to appeal the order on the motion to suppress.

R.C. and a classmate were called to the assistant principal’s office a few days after having a physical altercation in class. The assistant principal, Mr. Correa, testified that he noticed a bulge in the right pocket of…