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Ragans v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Nov 1, 2010
48 So. 3d 837 (Fla. 2010)

Opinion

No. SC10-1624.

November 1, 2010.

Lower Tribunal No(s). 2D09-3480, 07-14134.


The order to show cause is hereby discharged. 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, LEWIS, QUINCE, POLSTON, and LABARGA, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Ragans v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Nov 1, 2010
48 So. 3d 837 (Fla. 2010)
Case details for

Ragans v. State

Case Details

Full title:KEITH RAGANS, Petitioner(s) v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent(s)

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Nov 1, 2010

Citations

48 So. 3d 837 (Fla. 2010)