State v. Renner

OPINION

FIDEL, Judge.

We hold in this opinion that neither the state constitution nor the rules of criminal procedure impede one judge from accepting a plea agreement rejected by another.

I. Factual and Procedural History

Todd Matthew Renner (defendant) entered an agreement to plead guilty to one count of aggravated assault, a class three felony. The State agreed in exchange to drop an additional charge of aggravated assault, a class two felony and dangerous crime against children. The agreement stipulated that defendant would serve time in prison and pay restitution. It specified that the crime…