State Ex Rel. Marsland v. Ames

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• granting writ of mandamus where trial judge misapplied HRPP Rule 16(d) to misdemeanor case of driving under the influence
• “[T]he mere fact that other remedies are not available has never in itself been sufficient justification for mandamus.”
• a writ of mandamus “may not be used to perform the office of an appeal”
• “[T]he mere fact that other remedies are not available has never in itself been sufficient justification for [a writ].”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).