Shabazz v. Alabama Department of Corrections

LYONS, Justice.

The defendant, Shaheed El-Alim Sha-bazz a/k/a Mario Kim,1 petitioned this Court for a writ of certiorari to review whether the Court of Criminal Appeals erred in affirming the trial court’s judgment dismissing his petition for a writ of certiorari. We granted certiorari review.2 *525For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals.

I.Facts and Procedural History

The Department of Corrections (“DOC”) charged Shabazz with violating Ala. Admin. Code (Department of Corrections), regulation no. 403, violation 90, which prohibits “consumption or use…