IN RE M.W.


555 Pa. 505 (1999)

725 A.2d 729

In the Interest of M.W. Appeal of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 25, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard A. Yannetti, Jr., Gettysburg, Michael A. George, Pittsburgh, for the Com.

Barbara Jo Entwistle, Gettysburg, for M.W.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.


OPINION

SAYLOR, Justice.

This case presents the issue of whether a juvenile court has authority to order restitution pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement in which a juvenile admitted to and was adjudicated delinquent for the offense of criminal trespass.

The juvenile, M.W., was a resident at Hoffman Homes for Youth (HHY) as a result of a mental health placement through Lehigh County. HHY is a residential juvenile treatment facility in Adams...

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