What is the effect of wearing a backpack containing a loaded revolver while being pursued by a police officer?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Wade, 201 Cal.Rptr.3d 876, 369 P.3d 546, 63 Cal.4th 137 (Cal. 2016):

that defendant was wearing a backpack containing a loaded revolver while being pursued by a police officer. The trial court granted defendant's section 995 motion to dismiss, finding that defendant did not carry the firearm on his person under the reasoning in People v. Pellecer (2013) 215 Cal.App.4th 508, 155 Cal.Rptr.3d 477 (Pellecer ), which held that a knife contained in a backpack is not carried " on the person." "

[201 Cal.Rptr.3d 878]

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