In Re Ann M.

MURPHY, Chief Judge.

This case involves the conviction of a fifteen-year-old juvenile for constructive criminal contempt of a juvenile court order directing that she “attend school regularly.”

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By petition filed on February 1, 1985, in the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County, Ann M. was alleged to be a child in need of supervision (CINS) as defined in the Juvenile Causes Act, Maryland Code (1984) § 8-801(f) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article. 1 The petition alleged that Ann had been absent approximately forty percent of the preceding school year without valid excuse. The petition…