People v. Howard

Police officer discovered Def ndant, a registered sex offender, sitting in vehicle parked within 15 feet of school property while children were present and playing on school playground.  Defendant was convicted of felony offense of being present in a school zone as a child sex offender. Statutory scheme clearly delineates a 500-foot zone surrounding school property, and prohibits certain conduct during specific time when children under age 18 are present. Sex offenders who, like Defendant, are not a parent of a child in the school, cannot be present in restricted school zone for any purpose, lawful or unlawful, when children are present.(CARTER, concurring; McDADE, dissenting.)