Veith v. People

Citations

• 2017 CO 19
• 390 P.3d 403
• 2017 WL 876486

Syllabus

Probation—Sentencing. The Supreme Court considered whether a defendant has consented to a probationary sentence imposed in addition to a sentence of incarceration when he or she requested probation in lieu of incarceration. The Court held that a trial court cannot impose a sentence of probation without the defendant's consent. Accordingly, the Supreme Court held that in this case the trial court exceeded the scope of Veith's consent when it imposed a 10-year prison sentence in addition to the probationary sentence. Accordingly, the judgment of the Court of Appeals was reversed.