Samuels v. ALA. BD. OF PARDONS & PAROLES

The appellant, Barnett Samuels, appeals from the circuit court's dismissal of his petition for a writ of certiorari seeking a review of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles' denial of his request for parole. A petition for certiorari review filed in the circuit court, is the correct method to challenge an administrative board's ruling. "In the absence of the right to appeal or other adequate remedy, the writ of certiorari lies to review the rulings of an administrative board or commission." Ellard v. State, 474 So.2d 743, 748 (Ala.Cr.App. 1984), aff'd, 474 So.2d 758 (Ala. 1985). This…