Robert E. Banks v. Julie L. Jones

Summary

The Court retained jurisdiction despite Banks's release from close management because the certified conflict presented a recurring issue of statewide importance. It quashed the First District's decision and held that habeas corpus remains an appropriate mechanism to challenge reassignment to Close Management I when the confinement may implicate a liberty interest, evaluated by the nature and duration of the conditions. The Court declined to decide whether Banks himself was entitled to relief because his individual controversy had become moot.