People v. Quiroga

Defendant was a volunteer at his children's elementary school, including as a member of Local School Council (LSC). School sent Defendant a letter, weeks after a LSC meeting when he argued with school principal about incident involving his daughter, notifying him that he had to seek permission before entering school property. On last day of school, Defendant stood on sidewalk and in street in front of school and solicited parents to sign petition to remove the school principal. Defendant was convicted, after bench trial, of criminal trespass to state-supported land.Statement of principal that some parents had complained that someone was outside harassing them was hearsay which could not be used as evidence to prove Defendant interfered with parents' use or enjoyment of school. As State introduced no further evidence to prove this element of offense, State failed to establish Defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. (PUCINSKI and MASON, concurring.)