Frady v. Morrow

How courts have described this case

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• applying doctrine in context of sua sponte denial of habeas corpus petition
• a trial court will not be “gratuitously reversed,” and, if the trial court’s result ultimately is correct, it will be affirmed on alternative grounds to avoid an unnecessary remand
• a trial court will not be “gratuitously reversed,” and if the trial court’s result is, ultimately, correct, it will be affirmed on alternative grounds to avoid an unnecessary remand
• appellate court may, at its discretion, consider arguments not relied upon by the trial court, but it is often appropriate for the trial court to consider some arguments in the first instance

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