State v. Cheeks

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 122,621 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JEROME CHEEKS, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The law of the case doctrine is a common-law rule in Kansas. Under the doctrine, when a second appeal is brought to this court in the same case, the first decision is the settled law of the case on all questions involved in the first appeal, and reconsideration will not normally be given to such questions. 2. The law of the case doctrine is not an inexorable command, nor is it a constitutional requirement, and courts recognize exceptions to its application…