In Re Levon A.

I respectfully dissent. Levon A. committed a delinquent act and, during or as a result of the commission of that delinquent act, he substantially damaged or decreased the value of the property of another. Accordingly, I would affirm the judgment of restitution against both Levon A. and Mrs. A., his mother.

The majority finds that Levon “did nothing, directly or indirectly, to cause the car to be damaged.” Maj. op. at 629. The majority refers to Levon as “a passive passenger,” maj. op. at 641, implying that he could not have caused the damage to the vehicle — that he did not have anything to do…