Davis v. Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles

BENTON, Judge.

When William Wayne Davis sought judicial review of an administrative decision cancel-ling his (already restricted) driving privilege, the circuit court declined to reach the merits of his petition for writ of certiorari on grounds “the petition was not filed in a timely manner and the Court has no jurisdiction to rule on this matter.” We conclude that the petition for writ of certiorari Mr. Davis filed in circuit court was not late under the law in effect at the time. We therefore grant the subsequent petition for writ of (common law) certiorari he filed in this court, quash the…