In Re Keith G.

I agree with the conclusion of the trial judge and with Judge Robert Bell’s opinion for the Court of Special Appeals, In re Keith G., 86 Md.App. 662, 587 A.2d 1164 (1991), that dismissal of the juvenile delinquency petition ordinarily is the appropriate sanction where the intake officer exceeded the time limit mandated by Maryland Code (1974, 1989 Repl.Vol., 1991 Cum.Supp.), § 3-810 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, and where the intake officer failed to obtain an extension of time from the court as provided for in § 3-810(e)(2). In fact, it is the express provision for a…