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GAY v. STATE (2020)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Tashawnbie GAY, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

No. 1D20-0592

Decided: July 21, 2020

Tashawnbie Gay, pro se, Petitioner. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

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)).

Per Curiam.

Roberts, Nordby, and Tanenbaum, JJ., concur.

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GAY v. STATE (2020)

Docket No: No. 1D20-0592

Decided: July 21, 2020

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

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