Opinion ID: 1852334
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Heading: Scope of the Remand Mandate.

Text: At the outset we consider the State's argument that the only matter for the trial court to act upon under our remand order was to attempt to cure the deficiency that resulted in a vacation of the original sentence. That deficiency was a failure to state sufficient reasons on the record for imposing consecutive sentences. The remand order was not, the State contends, an invitation to the court to reconsider all aspects of defendant's sentence. We agree with the State's suggestion that a limited mandate would have been acceptable as a result of the narrow basis for vacating defendant's sentence. However, we are unable to read that conclusion into our remand order from the first appeal. Our remand order simply stated sentences vacated, and the case remanded for resentencing. The district court treated the remand order as calling for a reconsideration of all of the discretionary aspects for sentencing based on the offenses for which defendant was convicted. We believe the district court was empowered to proceed in that manner under the remand order and that, as a result, defendant may challenge all of the discretionary aspects of sentencing on this appeal. That does not hold true with respect to the legal restrictions on sentencing that were presented and decided on the first appeal.