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UPON THE PRIOR APPEAL, THE SECOND DEPARTMENT MADE A FINDING THAT RESPONDENT SUFFERED FROM SEXUAL SADISM DISORDER AND REMITTED THE MATTER; SUPREME COURT IGNORED THE FINDING AND HELD A NEW NONJURY TRIAL ON ALL ISSUES; SUPREME COURT DID NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO IGNORE THE SECOND DEPARTMENT’S MANDATE (SECOND DEPT).​

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined Supreme Court improperly ignored the terms of the Second Department’s remittitur. On the prior appeal, the Second Department held that the petitioner had proven respondent suffered from sexual sadism disorder. On remittal, however, Supreme Court held a new nonjury trial on all issues, including whether respondent suffered from sexual sadism disorder:

“A trial court, upon remittitur, lacks the power to deviate from the mandate of the higher court” … . Therefore, “an order or judgment entered on remittitur ‘must conform strictly to the remittitur'” … .

Here, as the determination of this Court in the January 2024 order is binding upon the Supreme Court … , the Supreme Court erred in, sua sponte, holding a nonjury trial on all issues and redetermining issues already determined by this Court … . Accordingly, the first May 2025 order must be reversed, and we remit the matter again to the Supreme Court, Kings County, for a new trial and determination as to whether the respondent’s diagnoses of ASPD, psychopathy, and sexual sadism disorder are sufficient to find that the respondent suffers from a mental abnormality as defined in Mental Hygiene Law § 10.03(i) … , and a dispositional hearing, if appropriate … . Matter of State of New York v Ezikiel R., 2026 NY Slip Op 02987, Second Dept 5-13-26

Practice Point: A trial court cannot deviate from the mandate of a higher court. Here the appellate court’s finding was ignored by Supreme Court upon remittal, requiring reversal and another remittal.

 

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