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Mathews v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Dec 15, 2010
Case No. SC10-1748 (Fla. Dec. 15, 2010)

Opinion

Case No. SC10-1748.

December 15, 2010.

Lower Tribunal No(s). 1D10-3457.


Because a writ of mandamus cannot be issued to direct the manner in which a court shall act in the lawful exercise of its jurisdiction, the petition for writ of mandamus is denied.State ex rel. North St. Lucie River Drainage Dist. v. Kanner, 11 So. 2d 889, 890 (Fla. 1943); see also Migliore v. City of Lauderhill 415 So. 2d 62, 63 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982) (stating that mandamus "is not an appropriate vehicle for review of a merely erroneous decision nor is it proper to mandate the doing (or undoing) of a discretionary act"), approved, 431 So. 2d 986 (Fla. 1983).

PARIENTE, QUINCE, POLSTON, LABARGA, and PERRY, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Mathews v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Dec 15, 2010
Case No. SC10-1748 (Fla. Dec. 15, 2010)
Case details for

Mathews v. State

Case Details

Full title:CECIL B. MATHEWS, Petitioner(s) v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent(s)

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Dec 15, 2010

Citations

Case No. SC10-1748 (Fla. Dec. 15, 2010)