K.P. v. State, 102 P.3d 217 (Wyo. 2004)

Cases | K.P. v. State, 102 P.3d 217 (Wyo. 2004) | 2018

The defendant was adjudicated delinquent for felony property destruction of the victim’s car and was ordered to pay one third of the total $2,408.56 in restitution to the victim. On appeal, the defendant claimed that the value of the car was not assessed correctly to determine restitution. The supreme court held that the restitution issue was moot due to unrelated evidentiary errors. The supreme court also added that a juvenile court has authority to require a juvenile or his/her parents or guardians to pay restitution to the victim who suffered a legally-recognized loss as a direct result of the juvenile’s delinquent act. The adjudication was vacated and remanded.