Thomas v. State

The plaintiff in error was convicted in Morgan county court of the offense of misdemeanor, — riding the mule of another without his consent. He sued out a writ of certiorari. The case was called (so far as it appears from the record) in its1 order upon the docket; and upon the hearing, September 10, 1909, the judge of the superior court orally overruled and dismissed the certiorari. The judgment was not reduced to writing until September 13, 1909, and it was signed by the judge after the petitioner in certiorari had filed, on his own motion, exceptions to the answer and a traverse of certain…