California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Gill, F074578 (Cal. App. 2017):
other findings. Its authority is limited wholly and solely to following the directions of the reviewing court.' " (People v. Dutra (2006) 145 Cal.App.4th 1359, 1367.) "When an appellate court's reversal is accompanied by directions requiring specific proceedings on remand, those directions are binding on the trial court and must be followed. Any material variance from the directions is unauthorized and void." (Butler v. Superior Court (2002) 104 Cal.App.4th 979, 982.)
In our prior opinion, we stated, in relevant part:
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