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Stephens v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Oct 25, 2010
47 So. 3d 1290 (Fla. 2010)

Opinion

Case No. SC10-1761.

October 25, 2010.

Lower Tribunal No(s). 1D08-3932, 02-6294CA.


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, LABARGA, and PERRY, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Stephens v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Oct 25, 2010
47 So. 3d 1290 (Fla. 2010)
Case details for

Stephens v. State

Case Details

Full title:DONALD STEPHENS, Petitioner(s) v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent(s)

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Oct 25, 2010

Citations

47 So. 3d 1290 (Fla. 2010)