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 State v. Harper, 279 Ga. App. 620 (2) (631 SE2d 820) (2006), overruled on other grounds…