Collins v. Alabama Department of Corrections

SMITH, Justice.

Jackie Collins petitioned this Court for a writ of certiorari to review whether the Court of Criminal Appeals erred in affirming the trial court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of certiorari filed in the Montgomery Circuit Court. We granted certiorari review. For the reasons discussed below, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals.

*49 I.Facts and Procedural History

In June 2009, Collins, an inmate at the Limestone Correctional Facility, filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Montgomery Circuit Court challenging his custody reclassification by the…