Robert E. Banks v. Julie L. Jones, etc.

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC16-1478 ____________ ROBERT E. BANKS, Petitioner, vs. JULIE L. JONES, etc., Respondent. [December 21, 2017] QUINCE, J. This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the First District Court of Appeal in Banks v. Jones,

197 So. 3d 1152

(Fla. 1st DCA 2016). The district court certified that its decision is in direct conflict with the decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Holland v. State,

791 So. 2d 1256

(Fla. 5th DCA 2001), on the issue of whether a petition for a writ of habeas corpus is the proper vehicle by which to seek…