Keller v. People

In this case, we determine whether the prosecution may withdraw from a plea agreement in response to a defendant's successful motion for a reduction in sentence made in accordance with the provisions of the "boot camp" statute. See § 17-27.7-104(2), 6 C.R.S. (1999). The People contend, and the court of appeals agreed, that our decision of People ex rel. VanMeveren v. District Court, 195 Colo. 384, 87-88, 575 P.2d 4, 7 (1978), is controlling. We examine the reasoning of VanMeveren and determine that it has been supplanted by more recent decisions of this court and, thus, cannot control the…