In re B.W.

¶1 B.W. appeals a commitment order from the Montana Thirteenth Judicial District Youth Court, Yellowstone County, which ordered him to pay $78,702.09 in restitution. We reverse and remand.

¶2 A restatement of the dispositive issue on appeal is:

¶3 Did the Youth Court err in holding B.W. jointly and severally liable for the full amount of restitution for damages when the State did not establish that B.W. was criminally liable for the acts of the other youths?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶4 Between December 22, 2011, and January 1, 2012, the Billings Police Department responded to over 200…