People v. Shelton

*763Opinion

KENNARD, J.

In this case we granted review on two issues concerning a negotiated plea agreement that includes a sentence “lid” constraining the maximum sentence that the trial court may impose: (1) Must the defendant obtain a certificate of probable cause to challenge on appeal the trial court’s legal authority to impose the maximum or “lid” sentence? (2) Is a challenge that is based on the multiple punishment prohibition of Penal Code section 654 barred by rule 4.412(b) of the California Rules of Court, which states that “[b]y agreeing to a specified prison term personally and by…