People Ex Rel. VanMeveren v. DIST. CT., ETC.

The district attorney for the Eighth Judicial District filed a petition for a writ in the nature of prohibition and mandamus. We issued a rule to show cause and now discharge the rule in part and make the rule absolute in part.

Gary Robert Beyer was charged with second-degree burglary of a dwelling (class 3 felony), theft (class 2 misdemeanor), and possession of a weapon by a previous offender (class 5 felony). Beyer had a criminal record which included more than two felony convictions.

Pursuant to a plea agreement, Beyer entered a plea of guilty-to possession of a weapon by a previous offender…