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· 5/8/1974

State Ex Rel. Vance v. Hatten

Citations

  • 508 S.W.2d 625

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  • writ of mandamus issued “to insure that the mandate of this court not be thwarted”
  • writ of mandamus issued “to insure that the mandate of this court not be thwarted”
  • once criminal court of appeals has acquired jurisdiction, it is only by judgment of that court that jurisdiction over case is restored to lower court, which acquires jurisdiction of case only to see that judgment of criminal court of appeals is carried out
  • “no other court of this state has the authority to overrule or circumvent [the Court of Criminal Appeals’] decisions or disobey its mandates” and to question this “would render the entire appellate process nothing more than an exercise in futility.”

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Judges: Per Curiam

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