In re Baron C.

Maryland Code (1984, 1988 Cum.Supp.), § 3-810 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article delineates the respective roles of the State’s Attorneys and the Juvenile Services Agency intake officers in determining whether a delinquency petition may be filed. In this case, the District Court of Maryland, sitting as a Juvenile Court in Montgomery County, interpreted § 3-810 to preclude the State’s Attorney from filing a juvenile petition after the intake officer made a decision to informally adjust the matter. The case involved a 16-year-old child charged with committing a non-enumerated felony…