In re C.W.M.

NANOVIC, P.J.,

At issue in these proceedings is whether a juvenile court has the authority to order an adjudicated delinquent child to pay restitution to a co-participant in the underlying crimes, who was never charged with or convicted of any of the crimes involved. We state the relevant facts as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

During the evening of December 10 and the early morning hours of December 11, 2004, the juvenile who is the subject of these proceedings (C.W.M.) and three of his friends, all minors, attended a party in Lehigh Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, at which all…