State v. R. Carr

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 127,774 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JONATHAN D. CARR, Appellant. No. 127,850 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. REGINALD D. CARR JR., Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. When an appellate court remands a case to the district court, the mandate rule prevents the district court from ruling on an issue that has already been finally settled on appeal. Under this rule, a district court still has authority to address any outstanding issues not resolved on appeal. But this authority is not a license to address new legal issues raised after the mandate has…