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Stanley v. State, N o. 80, Septe mber Te rm, 2004 . Opinion b y Bell. CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCING - ENHANCED PENALTIES It is a well settled canon of statutory construction when interpreting a statute, effect should be given to all of the language and a construction that renders any portion superfluous should be avoided. Section 449 (e) of Maryland Code Art. 27A is clear and unambig uous. By its clea r and exp licit terms, to be su bject to the en hanced p enalty it prescribes, a p erson mu st be "in illegal p ossession o f a firearm as defined in

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