J.W.A. v. State

MAKAR, J.,

Specially concurring.

On a rainy afternoon in May 2012, J.W.A. stole a super-charged 1997 Pontiac Grand Am with “all the bells and whistles” from a hospital parking lot, driving it through a flooded area where it stalled and-pertinent to this appeal-stopped running for the last time. He pled guilty to grand theft auto, was adjudicated delinquent, and now appeals the restitution order of $2,850, which reflects the Bluebook value of the defunct vehicle.

At the restitution hearing, the car’s owner, amateur auto mechanic Dontel Austin, testified, as did his fiancée, Latoya Whiting, who…