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· 2/20/2024

State v. Blackhawk

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing that an order appearing to go beyond a limited remand may be upheld if “when viewed in its totality, [it] supports the alternative disposition”
  • explaining that the doctrine “operates to create efficiency, finality and obedience within the judicial system”
  • “The mandate rule is simply an application of the law of the case doctrine to a specific set of facts.”
  • \The mandate rule is simply an application of the law of the case doctrine to a specific set of facts.\
  • “Post mandate maneuvering in the district courts would undermine the authority of appellate courts and create a great deal of uncertainty in the judicial process.”
  • “Failure to honor [the law of the case doctrine’s] commands can only result in chaos.”

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