In Re Appeal No. 631, Term 1977

This case concerns the construction of Maryland Code (1957, 1976 Repl. Vol.), Art. 27, § 577B, which created the crime of trespass on the buildings and grounds of the public educational institutions of the State. 1

In early January 1977, the defendant and his brother, both juveniles, on several occasions entered the buildings and grounds of the Randolph Junior High School, in Montgomery County, during school hours. Both boys had previously been students at the school, but neither was then currently enrolled. On at least two occasions, they were told by Maurice Sands, vice-principal of Randolph…