California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Magee, H037508 (Cal. App. 2012):
Moreover, action that transgresses the confines of the applicable principles of law is outside the scope of discretion and an "abuse" thereof. (City of Sacramento v. Drew (1989) 207 Cal.App.3d 1287, 1297.)
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