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Sykes v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Feb 25, 2008
978 So. 2d 160 (Fla. 2008)

Opinion

No. SC07-2271.

February 25, 2008.

Lower Tribunal No(s). 1D07-1794.


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).

Petitioner's "Motion to Clarify" is hereby denied.

WELLS, ANSTEAD, PARIENTE, CANTERO, and BELL, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Sykes v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Feb 25, 2008
978 So. 2d 160 (Fla. 2008)
Case details for

Sykes v. State

Case Details

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

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Feb 25, 2008

Citations

978 So. 2d 160 (Fla. 2008)