In re Appeal No. 267

On January 19, 1977, Dwayne Dyson (appellant) was convicted in the District Court of Maryland for Montgomery County, sitting as a Juvenile Court, of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He presents two questions for our review:

“1. Did the trial judge err by failing to grant appellant’s motion for judgment of acquittal at the close of all of the evidence, since the State failed to prove that the accused was an adult, this being an essential element of the crime charged?

“2. Did the State’s proof concerning the corporate status of the store contained in the charging petition fail to…