GROSS, J.
In this case, the state appeals a sentence imposed by the trial judge. Since the state did not consent on the record to a reduction in charge at the sentencing hearing, we hold that the trial judge was without jurisdiction to sentence the defendant for petit theft, a lesser included offense of robbery, the crime to which the defendant had pled no contest.
Sixteen-year-old Hector Vesquez was charged by information with robbery, a second degree felony...
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