Ashley v. Moore

We grant Adolphus Ashley’s petition for writ of certiorari,1 finding that the circuit court departed from the essential requirements of law when it denied Ashley’s petition for writ of habeas corpus on grounds that the writ is properly used to determine the legality of a person’s restraint, and Ashley failed to allege or show he had exhausted administrative remedies.

Ashley alleged in his petition for writ of habeas corpus that on July 22, 1999, two correctional officers entered his cell and without authorization seized numerous court orders to which he was preparing time-sensitive responses.…