State v. Kelley

In the Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: February 22, 2016 S15G1197. THE STATE v. KELLEY. HUNSTEIN, Justice. We granted certiorari in this criminal case to address whether, absent the consent of the State, a trial court has the authority to enter judgment and impose sentence on a guilty plea to an uncharged, lesser included offense, see Bostic v. State,

184 Ga. App. 509

( 361 SE2d 872) (1987), and what authority, if any, the State has to withdraw its consent to a negotiated plea upon learning of the trial court’s intention to reject the State’s recommended sentence and impose a lighter one. See…