In Re William A.

ELDRIDGE, Judge.

This case presents the question of whether the common law infancy defense is applicable in juvenile delinquency proceedings.

On July 6, 1984, the defendant, William A., accompanied his father and uncle to a food warehouse in Baltimore City. There, his father and uncle cut and removed copper piping from the premises. William assisted by carrying various materials from the storage facility. When the police arrived, they observed William’s father and uncle carrying copper piping from the premises and William carrying a box of paper for a copying machine.

A second incident occurred…