Where a defendant is charged with armed violence after police had executed a warrant at his residence, the defendant is considered armed if he is armed at the moment the police confront him, even if he abandons his weapon immediately.The 1st District Appellate Court affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded a decision from Cook County Associate Judge Luciano Panici.On the evening of Dec. 21, 2012, some half-dozen police officers executed a warrant on a house in far south suburban Harvey. Between 30 and 60 seconds …