W.L. v. State

OPINION

FRIEDLANDER, Judge.

W.L. was adjudicated a delinquent upon admitting that he committed an act that would constitute the crime of Theft,1 a class *813D felony, if committed by an adult. Upon appeal, W.L. presents the following restated issue for review:

Did the juvenile court err in granting the State’s Motion to Reopen for Restitution?

We reverse.

The facts are that the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office filed an information alleging that W.L. stole a tent and a wading pool from a neighbor’s yard, acts that would have constituted the crime of theft if committed by an adult. W.L. admitted the…