S.S. v. State

S.S. and C.T. appeal orders of restitution entered after their pleas to burglary and criminal mischief. The trial court ordered restitution for items not contained within the arrest affidavits or in the facts admitted by the juveniles. The order contained no findings as to the juveniles’ respective abilities to pay. We reverse the order of restitution because the trial court included property not within the arrest affidavit and because the order contained no findings regarding ability to pay.

S.S. and C.T., who were both seventeen, were arrested on charges of burglary, criminal mischief, and…