Tashawnbie Gay v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledJuly 21, 2020
Docket1D20-0592
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D20-0592
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TASHAWNBIE GAY,
Petitioner,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Respondent.
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Petition for Writ of Mandamus—Original Jurisdiction.
July 21, 2020
PER CURIAM.
DISMISSED. See Mathews v. Crews, 132 So. 3d 776, 778 (Fla.
2014) (“Although a court may use its mandamus authority to
compel a lower court to act in the exercise of its lawful jurisdiction,
it cannot direct how the lower court should act. If the action of a
lower court is erroneous, a litigant may be able to obtain relief by
seeking a review on appeal . . . .” (citation omitted)).
ROBERTS, NORDBY, and TANENBAUM, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Tashawnbie Gay, pro se, Petitioner.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
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