In re Appeal No. 180

We shall here hold that the word “solicit” as used in Maryland Code (1957) Art. 27, § 15 (e) making it unlawful “to solicit... for the purpose of prostitution” is to be read *444in the terms of its ordinary meaning and not with reference to the common law offense of solicitation.

The facts are not in dispute. Appellant (the juvenile), then 15 years of age, approached the private car of a Baltimore City police officer, then on duty in plain clothes, and offered to perform normal sexual intercourse for $25.00. Following their conversation, they drove to a nearby motel. As they approached the lobby…