In this juvenile delinquency case, E. W. appeals from a restitution order entered by the Juvenile Court of Henry County. This Court granted E. W.’s application for interlocutory appeal. On appeal, E. W. contends that the juvenile court erred in failing to make written findings of fact in support of the restitution order, erred in allowing inadmissible hearsay about the victim’s repair costs, and violated the prohibition against double jeopardy. For the following reasons, we vacate the restitution order and remand this case to the juvenile court. The record shows the following undisputed facts. On November 20, 2006, the Juvenile Court of Henry County conducted a delinquency hearing during which 13-year-old E. W. admitted to throwing a rock at a car while someone was inside, an act which, if committed by an adult, would have constituted a terroristic act, OCGA § 16-11-37 b, and disorderly conduct, OCGA § 16-11-39 a. Based upon this admission, the juvenile court entered an order requiring E. W. to write a letter of apology to the victim, write three book reports, and maintain good behavior. The order provided that final disposition of the case would be held in abeyance for 180 days and that the court would dismiss the charges if E. W. complied with these conditions for that period. If E. W. failed to comply with the conditions, however, the court could hold him in contempt and his case would be returned to the court for final disposition.
In January 2007, the State filed a motion to amend the court’s order to include a provision requiring E. W. to pay the victim $201.27 in restitution. In March 2007, four months after the court entered the original order, it conducted a hearing on the State’s motion, during which the victim testified that rocks thrown by E. W. and another juvenile, R. G., dented his car and scratched the paint. The victim then testified, over E. W.’s hearsay objection, that it was going to cost $410 to repair his car. According to the victim, he based this number on an estimate he had received from a repair shop, although he could not identify the shop or the person who gave him the estimate. He did not present any evidence of the value of the car before and after it was damaged. At the time of the hearing, the victim had not had his car repaired.
