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DANCE v. GARNER

No. S96A0922.

475 S.E.2d 646 (1996)

267 Ga. 126

DANCE v. GARNER.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

September 23, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Dance, Woodbine, pro se Appellant.

Michael J. Bowers, Atty. Gen., Neal B. Childers, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Atlanta, for J. Wayne Garner.

FLETCHER, Presiding Justice.

Donald Dance appeals the denial of the filing of his Petition for Writ of Mandamus. Because mandamus is not available to compel a public official to perform a discretionary act unless there is a gross abuse of discretion, we affirm.

Dance is currently incarcerated and brought this mandamus action against J. Wayne Garner, the former Chairman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, to require...

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