Bourbonnais v. Box’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““Furthermore, we are in accord with the rules of law adopted by this court in State ex rel. Boatman v. Payne, 97 Okl.Cr. 48 , 257 P.2d 842 , which are as follows : 1. ‘ * * * this writ (mandamus) does not lie to control the judicial discretion of the judge or court; and hence, where the act complained of rested in the exercise of this discretion, the remedy fails.’ 2. Errors committed in the exercise of a judicial discretion cannot be reviewed or corrected by mandamus.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State Ex Rel. Fallis v. Caldwell