In the Interest of J.J.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY STEVENS, J.:
¶ 1 This is an appeal from the Order entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, which extended the duration of a consent decree ordering Appellant J.J., a juvenile, to pay restitution. Herein, J.J. argues that the lower court had no authority under the Juvenile Act1 to order restitution without first adjudicating J.J. delinquent following a hearing. We find that the Act does not prohibit restitution as a term of a consent decree voluntarily entered between a juvenile and the Commonwealth, but we nevertheless vacate and remand for a proper determination of…
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