State v. Parry

No. 113,130 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS STATE OF KANSAS, Appellant, v. DOMINIC PARRY, Appellee. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The doctrine of law of the case prevents a party from serially litigating an issue already presented and decided on appeal in the same proceeding. 2. Law of the case is not an inexorable command and may yield in compelling circumstances to avoid following a clearly erroneous ruling or to prevent a manifest injustice. 3. Under the facts of this case, law of the case precluded the State from relitigating the constitutionality of a search of Parry's home and…