Collins v. ALABAMA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

Merlin Collins filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the Montgomery Circuit Court, arguing that the Alabama Department of Corrections ("DOC") had improperly classified him as a heinous offender. After the trial court denied his petition, Collins appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals. The Court of Criminal Appeals concluded that the Court of Civil Appeals has jurisdiction to hear the appeal and transferred this case to that court. Collins v. Alabama Dep't ofCorrections, 911 So.2d 739 (Ala.Crim.App. 2004).

The Court of Civil Appeals has now transferred the case to this Court. See §…