People v. Gerardo

Opinion

BERNSTEIN, J.

Defendant Roman Alberto Gerardo was charged in a misdemeanor complaint with a violation of section 9.16.053 of the City of *Supp. 4Commerce Municipal Code (hereafter section 9.16.053), which prohibits the carrying of knives or dirks in plain view.1 Specifically, Los Angeles County Sheriff Department complaint report, No. 184-07639-0242-152, alleges that two sheriff’s deputies were patrolling Whittier Boulevard on a crowded and dangerous “cruise night” on May 28, 1984, at 1:10 a.m. The deputies saw defendant, a member of the El Sereno gang, wearing a hunting knife with a…