In Re Marcus J.

950 A.2d 787 (2008)

405 Md. 221

In re MARCUS J.

No. 107, Sept. Term, 2007.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

June 17, 2008.

Mary Ann ince, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Douglas F. Gansler, Atty. Gen.), on brief, for petitioner.

Peter F. Rose, General Counsel (Nancy S. Forster, Public Defender), on brief, for respondent.

Argued before BELL, C.J.,[*] RAKER, HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, ELDRIDGE (Retired, Specially Assigned) and CATHELL (Retired, Specially Assigned), JJ.

BATTAGLIA, J.

In the present case, Marcus J. excepted to a master's finding that he was in possession of a handgun, and thus a delinquent child, but his…